Electronics are accepted at all HHW Collection Events.  Click here for the complete collection schedule.

Prices vary by item, but most common household electronics are $5. For a complete price list, click on the link below.  You must complete this form and bring it with you to the collection event. In addition, there is a $10 fee for participating in HHW Collections. If you are only bringing electronics to an HHW Collection you do not have to pay the $10 fee. However, if you are bringing electronics as well as other household hazardous wastes, you do need to pay the $10 fee in addition to the electronics charges.

According to the U.S. EPA, over 20 million personal computers became obsolete in 1998 and only 13% were reused or recycled. A recent EPA study indicates that electronics currently make up roughly 1% of the municipal solid waste stream.  Furthermore, electronic waste is growing at 3 times the rate of other municipal waste.  In just one year, over 112 million pounds of valuable materials—steel, glass, plastic, and precious metals—were recovered from disposed electronics.  Our growing demand for electronics both at home and in the workplace has given rise to a new environmental hazard—electronic waste. Rapid demand for the newest technology has resulted in a large number of used and discarded electronics.  In addition to the large volume of space these items take up in landfills, there is also concern that improper disposal poses serious environmental risks due to hazardous materials, such as lead and mercury, commonly found in electronics.  Furthermore, discarded electronics contain valuable resources, such as precious metals, engineered plastics, and glass, which require significant energy to manufacture.  When electronics are disposed of instead of recycled, these resources cannot be recovered and additional pollution will be generated in order to manufacture new products. New Hampshire is taking steps to keep certain electronics out of the solid waste stream.  As July 1, 2007 the disposal of video display devices in solid waste landfills or incinerators is prohibited under RSA 149-M:4.

 

Page updated 3/18/08