Electronic Waste

Since 2011, most electronics became landfill-banned.

VT made manufacturers help fund free recycling for residents, businesses with fewer than 10 employees, public schools and 501(c)3 nonprofits at certified E-Cycles drop-off locations ​including the Eco Depot. Fees apply for non-covered items.

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Covered vs. Non-Covered Electronics

Some electronics recycling costs are "covered" by VT's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs. Fees only apply to businesses with more than 10 employees that bring in more than 7 items in a day.
​Covered items include: 

• TVs
  
• Computers
• Computer Peripherals:​​

• cameras
• desktop printers
• headphones
• keyboards
• mice​

• mics
• monitors
• routers/modems​
• speakers
• towers

Data Safety

You can remove sensitive data from your computer before taking it to an E-Cycles collection site.

• State-certified data security providers can do it.  
• How to destroy your data at home:
  • Physically break the hard drive disks
  • Use disk wiping software. See this article or search "how to erase a hard drive".​