Congratulations to the Lower East Side Ecology Center:
Grand Opening of the E-Waste Warehouse

Our longtime partner, the Lower East Side Ecology Center, is now making responsible disposal of your working and non-working electronics easier than ever with their E-Waste Warehouse, a permanent e-waste collection center.

At the Warehouse, New York residents, small businesses (max 50 employees), and non-profit organizations can drop-off unwanted electronics for free. If your equipment works, the Ecology Center will try to give it a second life. Whether your equipment gets reused or recycled, they guarantee data security. Plus, you can peruse their selection of affordable electronic equipment and parts. Click here for more information.

Recycling Your Computer

Tekserve will accept your old computer and recycle it for you if you are purchasing a new computer from us. If your computer is still working, you may also trade it in for credit towards a new machine.

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 (LESEC) to offer free seasonal electronics recycling events (winter, spring, summer, and fall) across New York City. To be notified of our next event: join our mailing list, follow us on Twitter, or fan 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 lesecologycenter.org.

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 to try are:

cfy.org
cristina.org/dsf
thepencilbox.org
sharetechnology.org
worldcomputerexchange.org
mfta.org