Electronic Waste

Covered vs. Non-Covered Electronics

Some electronics recycling costs are "covered" by Vermont's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs. Fees only apply to businesses with more than 10 employees and more than 7 items. These include: 
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  • TVs
  • Computers
  • Computer peripherals (monitors, towers, desktop printers, mics, speakers, cameras, keyboards, mice, routers and modems)

Electronics not included in this program are called "non-covered" electronics. Fees apply to recycle these items.

We take both covered and non-covered electronics at the ARCC. Visit our ARCC page for more information on hours, accepted items, and pricing!
Most electronics are banned from the landfill and incinertors in Vermont. In 2011, Vermont required manufacturers that sell televisions, computers, monitors, desktop printers and computer peripherals such as computer speakers, mice, keyboards and modems in VT to pay the costs of recycling those electronics. As a result, there is no fee to Vermont residents, businesses with fewer than 10 employees, public schools, and 501(c)3 nonprofits for the disposal of these specific covered electronic devices at state certified permanent collection sites.

Vermonters can recycle electronic waste at our Additional Recyclables Collection Center in Barre (fees apply for non-covered electronics). 

Find electronic waste collectors near you, see the State of VT's list of registered collection sites or CVSWMD's EPR lists. 

Worried about data safety?

Are you worried about leaving data on your computer when recycling it? It’s up to you to remove any sensitive data from your computer before taking it to an E-Cycles collection site.
  • If you would like to purchase data security services from an E-Cycles site, take a look at the list of data security providers around the state.  
  • If you’d like to do it yourself, there are two basic ways to destroy your data: physically break the hard drive disks, or permanently erase it using disk wiping software. Do a web search for “how to permanently erase a hard drive” or visit this article to find out more. ​