Electronic Waste Recycling (E-Waste)
📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: ELECTRONIC WASTE PICKUP & DROP-OFF SUSPENDED
Please be advised that Electronic Waste Pickup and Drop-off services are temporarily suspended until December 1st due to construction in the Sanitation Garage.
This temporary suspension is necessary to ensure the safety of our residents and construction crews while the work is being completed.
We appreciate your patience, understanding, and cooperation during this time. ♻️
As per the DEC, the Town will not accept e-waste drop-offs or pick up e-waste at curbside when it rains or snows. It will be picked up the next week, weather permitting.
We do NOT accept fluorescent bulbs. They can be dropped off at Hazman (Household Hazardous Waste Solutions of Buffalo NY, 177 Wales Avenue, Tonawanda NY 14150).
Thank you for your cooperation.
TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA RESIDENTS (proof of residency) can dispose of old/unused electronic materials to the Cheektowaga Sanitation Department. Please follow the signs for check-in and drop off.
We are now picking up ELECTRONICS curbside for Cheektowaga residents ONLY by completing the form below. Requests must be received prior to 5am on your garbage day or the items will not be picked up until the following week. Villages of Depew and Sloan residents may drop off during the drop off days/times.
Please note vacuums and dishwashers will be picked up with the regular garbage; this form does not need to be completed. Items will not be picked up if they are in a cardboard box.
DROP OFF HOURS: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 1:00pm
3175 Union Rd (East of Sanitation Garage in Designated Bins)
Acceptable Materials for Recycling
| Computer Desktops & Laptops | Storage Devices(External hard drives, Solid State Drives, SD Cards, memory Cards, Card Readers etc.) |
| Printer (ink or toner) | Audio Equipment (Speakers, Microphones, DJ Equipment, Receivers, Recording Devices, Headphones, etc.) |
| Ink/Toner Cartridges | Video Equipment (Cameras, Video Cameras, Web Cams, Recording Devices, etc.) |
| Computer Accessories (Mice, keyboards, Webcams, Speakers, Microphones etc.) | Communications Equipment |
| Computer Monitors (LCD, LED) | Medical Testing Equipment |
| Televisions (LCD, LED, Plasma, 3D) | Laboratory Equipment |
| Copiers/Fax Machines Typewriters | Circuit Board |
| Telephones Cell Phones & Chargers | Cables, Wires, Power Cords, Power Strips |
| CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TVs & Monitors Scanners | Radios/Boom boxes/CD Players etc. |
Non-Acceptable Materials for Recycling
| Large or Small Appliances, Metal and Corded Items | Devices containing liquid mercury (thermostats, switches, medical devices, thermometers) |
| Household Hazardous Waste Materials ( ex: paint, paint thinner or petroleum products) | Materials Containing Liquids |
| Items Leaking Fluid | Radioactive Materials |
| PCB Containing Materials | Fluorescent bulbs |
| Dry Cell Batteries (Absolyte, Alkaline, Mercury, Zinc Air With Mercury, Lithium Primary, Lithium Thionyl Chloride, Button Cells, Lead Acid Gel) | Wet Cell Batteries (Zinc Air, Zinc Air with Mercury, Nickel Iron, Nickel Cadmium ) |
| Rechargeable Dry Cell Batteries (Nickel Cadmium – NiCad, Nickel Metal Hydride-NiMH, Lithium Ion – Li-ion) | Smoke Detectors/Carbon Monoxide Detector |
