Electronics Recycling and TV Disposal Near You

Alaska has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Call your landfill or transfer station before bringing electronics to ask how it handles them.

Alabama has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in household trash. Ask your landfill before bringing electronics: landfills can refuse materials under their permit conditions.

Arkansas lawmakers gave the state authority to ban e-waste from landfills starting in 2010, but the ban was never put in place, so households can throw electronics away unless their local landfill restricts it.

Arizona's only state disposal ban is on lead batteries, so TVs, computers and other electronics are not banned from the trash, and the state has no e-waste recycling law. Ask your landfill how it handles electronics.

California bans TVs, monitors, laptops, computer towers, printers, radios, microwave ovens, VCRs and phones from the trash because they often contain hazardous materials. Use CalRecycle's e-waste directory or your local waste agency to find a drop-off.

Colorado residents may not put household electronics in the trash. Since July 1, 2013, landfills, transfer stations and waste haulers have had to post signs saying waste electronic devices are prohibited from disposal.

Household TVs, computers, monitors and printers have been banned from Connecticut's trash and solid waste facilities since January 1, 2011. Under the state e-waste law, manufacturers pay for recycling and residents can recycle these devices free.

DC bans computers, tablets and e-readers, monitors and TVs with screens over 6 inches, desktop printers, keyboards, mice, DVD players, VCRs and game consoles from the trash. Manufacturers must offer recycling, and DPW takes electronics at its household hazardous waste events.

Delaware has no state e-waste law or trash ban on electronics. The Delaware Solid Waste Authority takes residents' TVs, computers, phones and other electronics free at four recycling centers six days a week.

Florida has no e-waste recycling law and no ban aimed at electronics. State landfill rules bar hazardous waste, and Florida reports that computers and CRT screens often contain it, so ask your county landfill before tossing electronics.

Georgia has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your landfill or county recycling center how it handles electronics before you haul them.

Hawaii does not ban electronics from the trash, but its e-waste law makes manufacturers run recycling programs, and their collection sites may not charge you a fee when you bring a covered device to a central collection location.

Iowa has no e-waste recycling law and no ban on household electronics in the trash. State rules keep hazardous waste from businesses, including old CRT screens, out of landfills. Ask your local solid waste agency where to recycle electronics.

Idaho has no e-waste recycling law and no ban on household electronics in the trash. CRT screens are barred from regular landfills only when they count as regulated hazardous waste. Ask your landfill how it handles electronics.

It is illegal in Illinois to throw computers, monitors, TVs, printers, fax machines, scanners, keyboards, mice, DVD players, VCRs, cable and satellite boxes, music players or game consoles in the trash. Manufacturers must take part in a statewide collection network.

Indiana households, public schools and small businesses may not put TVs, monitors, computers, tablets, e-readers, fax machines, printers or other peripherals in trash headed to a landfill or incinerator. The Indiana E-Cycle program sets duties for manufacturers, retailers and recyclers.

Kansas has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Call your landfill or transfer station before you bring electronics to ask how it handles them.

Kentucky has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your landfill or county recycling program how it handles electronics.

Louisiana has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your parish landfill or transfer station how it handles electronics.

Massachusetts bans cathode ray tubes (old tube TVs and monitors) from disposal or transfer for disposal at landfills, incinerators and transfer stations. The state has no e-waste recycling law, and no other electronics are on its waste ban list.

Maryland does not ban electronics from the trash, but certain electronics makers must register with the state, and many run free take-back programs. Counties and some retailers also collect electronics; call your county about accepted items and fees.

It is illegal to throw away CRT and LCD screens in Maine. Manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, e-readers, printers and game consoles, and towns must offer a collection site or event, though some sites charge a small fee.

Michigan does not ban electronics from the trash, but makers of computers, monitors, TVs, tablets and printers must offer a convenient take-back program at no charge. Michigan EGLE publishes the list of free manufacturer programs.

Since July 1, 2006, Minnesota law has barred putting any electronic product with a cathode-ray tube (old tube TVs and monitors) in the trash. Ask your county where to recycle electronics.

Missouri does not ban electronics from the trash, but computer makers must offer households free recycling of their laptops, desktops, monitors and matching keyboards and mice. Display devices with a TV tuner are not covered.

Mississippi has no e-waste recycling law and no statewide ban on electronics in the trash, though some landfills ban computers and CRT screens on their own. Call ahead before hauling TVs or computers.

Montana has no statewide disposal bans at all, including on electronics, and no e-waste recycling law. Individual landfills can refuse items or charge extra fees, so call first.

North Carolina bans discarded computer equipment (such as desktops, laptops and monitors) and televisions from landfills and incinerators. Recycle them instead.

North Dakota has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your landfill or transfer station how it handles electronics.

Electronics are not on Nebraska's list of items banned from landfills, and the state has no e-waste recycling law. Ask your local hauler or landfill how to recycle TVs and computers.

New Hampshire bars disposal of electronic devices in landfills and incinerators. The ban dates from 2007 for screens over 4 inches, computer towers and VCR/DVD players; a July 2025 update covers electronic devices generally and adds lithium-ion batteries.

New Jersey bans TVs, desktop and laptop computers, monitors, desktop printers and desktop fax machines from the trash. Consumers can drop them off free at collection sites run under manufacturers' plans; NJDEP posts the site list each year.

New Mexico has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your landfill or transfer station how it handles electronics.

Nevada's state disposal bans cover only liquids, asbestos and hazardous waste, and it has no e-waste recycling law, so electronics are not banned statewide. Some landfill operators refuse TVs and other electronics, so check first.

Since January 1, 2015, New York households may not put electronic waste in a landfill or incinerator, or set it out with trash for pickup. Disposal facilities must post signs saying e-waste may not be disposed of there.

Ohio has no e-waste recycling law and no ban on household electronics in the trash. Its landfill rules bar hazardous waste from businesses, but household waste is treated as regular trash. Ask your solid waste district about electronics recycling.

Oklahoma does not ban electronics from the trash, but computer makers must offer a take-back program, mostly by mail, for desktop and laptop computers and monitors. TVs are not covered.

It is illegal to put computers, monitors and TVs in the garbage or take them to Oregon landfills and transfer stations for disposal. Oregon E-Cycles recycles them free for households and small businesses, up to seven items at a time.

Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act bans desktop and laptop computers, monitors, computer peripherals and TVs from municipal waste facilities. Counties, towns and haulers run drop-off sites and events; DEP's recycling hotline is 1-800-346-4242.

Rhode Island has banned TVs and computers from its landfill since 2009. Computers, monitors, laptops and TVs with screens over 9 inches go to permanent e-waste drop-offs or collection events; manufacturers fund take-back.

South Carolina residents may not put computers, monitors, printers or TVs in trash headed to a landfill (in effect since July 2011). All 46 counties offer electronics collection or one-day events; RecycleHereSC lists local options.

South Dakota has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Landfill operators can set their own material bans, so call first.

Tennessee has no e-waste recycling law and no state ban on putting TVs, computers or other electronics in the trash. Ask your county solid waste site or landfill how it handles electronics.

Texas does not ban electronics from the trash, but TV and computer makers must offer recycling to consumers. TexasRecyclesComputers.org explains free computer recycling, and TexasRecyclesTVs.org lists TV options.

Utah passed an electronics recycling law in 2011 but does not ban electronics from the trash or landfills. Check with your county or landfill before bringing TVs or computers.

Virginia does not ban electronics from the trash, but computer makers must let consumers recycle their brand of desktops, laptops and monitors without a fee, by mail, at drop-off sites or at events. TVs are not covered by this law.

Since 2011, Vermont has banned computers, monitors, TVs, printers, phones, game consoles, DVD players, VCRs, stereo equipment, chargers and similar electronics from the trash and landfills.

Washington does not ban electronics from the trash, but E-Cycle Washington recycles TVs, computers, laptops, monitors, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players free. Keyboards, mice and printers are not included.

Wisconsin bans electronics such as TVs and computers from landfills and incinerators. The bans apply everywhere in the state, including homes, businesses, schools and special events.

West Virginia has no ban on electronics in the trash. Makers of covered electronic devices must register with the state, and those fees fund grants for county and city collection programs and events.

Wyoming has no e-waste recycling law and no ban on household electronics in the trash. CRT screens are barred from landfills only above hazardous waste quantity limits. Ask your landfill how it handles electronics.