Phone: (212) 477-4022 Email: info@lesecologycenter.org

Dates & Locations

Residents, small businesses, and not-for-profits can drop off unwanted electronics.

All events are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., unless otherwise noted, rain or shine!

What can I bring?

We accept the following working and non-working equipment:

• Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
• Monitors
• Printers, scanners, fax-machines, copiers
• Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
• Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
• Tablets and E-readers• Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, & DVD Players
• Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
• Portable music players
• Audio-visual equipment
• Video-games
• Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
• Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)

We cannot accept home appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators, air conditioners, ionization smoke detectors, or carbon monoxide detectors (those that are labeled as containing radioactive material). For information on how to dispose of these items, click linked item.

For more information about recycling, or to learn more about the Ecology Center and how you can participate, visit lesecologycenter.org, call 212-477-4022, or email info@lesecologycenter.org.

This recycling program, hosted by Tekserve and the Lower East Side Ecology Center, is free and available to all residents, small businesses (with 50 or fewer employees), and not-for-profits.

Recycling Your Computer

Tekserve will accept your old computer and recycle it for you if you’re purchasing a new one from us. If your computer is still working, you can also trade it in for credit towards a new machine with the Tekserve Trade-in Program.

Recycling Your iPod or iPhone

Bring your old iPod or iPhone 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.

Recycling Other Electronics

Tekserve has partnered with the Lower East Side Ecology Center to offer free quarterly electronics recycling events across New York City. To be notified of our next event: join our mailing list, follow us on Twitter, or like us on Facebook.

The LESEC is a community based not-for-profit, which has offered free electronic waste recycling programs since 2003 and has partnered with Tekserve since 2005. For more information, please visit their website.

Recycling Batteries

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

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 places that accept donations are:

• CFY
• National Cristina Foundation
• The Pencil Box
• World Computer Exchange
• Materials for the Arts