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EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling 

Partners help give consumers 

more opportunities to eCycle.

What Can Be eCycled:

• Personal Computers

• Hard drives

• Monitors

• Keyboards

• Printers

• Televisions

• DVD Players

• VCRs

• Cell Phones

• Pagers

• Digital Equipment

• Scanners

• Cell Phone Accessorie

• MP3 players

• And much more...

Please check with your local recycling department 

to see what you can recycle in your area.

EPA does not endorse any commercial 

services or products of its Plug-In partners.
Clean out your clutter, help others 

access technology, and protect 

your environment. Donate or 

recycle your used electronics today: 

eCycle them!

Americans routinely replace their electronics 

every few years. What do you do when you 

are ready to upgrade your computer, TV 

or cell phone? You probably paid a lot for 

it when you bought it and don’t feel right 

about throwing it away. Most people put 

used products into storage or into the trash 

because they don’t know what else to do.

What You Can Do

Donate for Reuse

Contact local charities or refurbishers to find 

out where to bring your used electronics and 

what age and type of equipment they accept. 

Can’t Donate? Recycle!

Contact your local recycling center to find 

out about community programs or collection 

events.

eCycle: 

Make a 

Difference! 

Conserve Natural Resources

eCycling recovers valuable materials 

from old electronics which can be used 

to make new products. As a result, 

we reduce pollution and save natural 

resources by extracting less raw 

materials from the earth.

Help Others

Donating your used electronics 

benefits your community by passing 

on ready-to-use or refurbished 

equipment to those who need it.

Protect Your Surroundings

Safely recycling outdated electronics 

promotes sound management of 

hazardous components such as lead 

and mercury.

Create Jobs 

eCycling creates jobs for 

professional recyclers and 

refurbishers and creates new 

markets for the valuable 

components that are dismantled.

Check with manufacturers and 

retailers for ways to eCycle at 

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Plug In To eCycling partners offer 

the following options: 

• Online Take-back/Tradein Programs. Visit Dell, HP, 

Apple, Sony, Toshiba, and 

NEC Display’s websites to 

eCycle your computer equipment.

• In-store Take-back/Tradein Programs. Visit Best Buy, 

Staples, Cingular and Office 

Depot to eCycle your cell phone. 

Staples and Best Buy also hold 

periodic in-store collection days for larger 

consumer electronics.

• Community Recycling 

Events. Check your 

local listings for local 

recycling events supported 

by Intel, NEC 

Display, Panasonic, 

Sharp, Sony, JVC, 

Toshiba, Lexmark, 

Philips, Dell, and 

HP.

eBay’s Rethink 

partnership provides 

eCycling options 

and information at 

<rethink.ebay.com>.

If Americans donated or recycled all their 

used electronics, we would prevent 2 million 

tons from ending up in the trash each year. 

That amount would fill enough 18-wheelers to 

stretch from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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