Recycle Your Old Computer or iPod

iPod Recycling

Recycle your Old iPod at Tekserve for 10% off a New iPod

Bring your old iPod into Tekserve - in working condition or not - for free environmentally friendly disposal and we will offer you a 10% discount on a new iPod purchased at the same time. iPods received for recycling are processed domestically and no hazardous material is shipped overseas.

Computer Recycling

Tekserve will accept your old computer and recycle it for you if you are purchasing a new computer from us. Otherwise, there are drop-off points around the city, places that will accept a donation of your old computer and also periodic recycling day events.

Tekserve always accepts used Apple batteries for recycling at no charge.

Where can I properly recycle my old computer?

Tekserve supports the efforts of the Lower East Side Ecology Center which runs regular e-waste collection events. LESEC has begun a partnership with Build It Green NYC (BIG), located at 3-17 26th Ave, Astoria, Queens, which is open Tuesday-Friday 10-6 and Saturday 10-5, and will accept unwanted electronics. The NYC Department of Sanitation also works to recycle e-waste.

Why shouldn't I just put my old computer in the trash?

Here's a good article from the National Resources Defense Council explaining the issues. The Basel Action Network has lots more information about the the global problems of e-waste.

Where can I donate my old computer?

Nearly any group accepting donations wants working computers, not junk. Many insist on fairly recent units that will get people smoothly onto the Internet. A few to try are: