Electronic Waste Recycling (E-Waste)
TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA RESIDENTS (proof of residency) can dispose of old/unused electronic materials to the Cheektowaga Highway Department. A manned drop off location has been established, for professional material handlers to follow all local, state and DEC guidelines.
DROP OFF HOURS: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 1:00pm
3145 Union Rd (Southside of Highway Garage)
Acceptable Materials for Recycling
| Computers (Desktops & Laptops) Printers (Ink or Toner) Ink/Toner Cartridges Computer Accessories (Mice, keyboards, Webcams, Speakers, Microphones etc.) Computer Monitors (LCD, LED) Televisions (LCD, LED, Plasma, 3D) Microwave Ovens (Non PCB) Copiers/Fax Machines Typewriters Telephones Cell Phones & Chargers GPS Units Pagers PDA’s Tablets Answering Machines MP3 Players Industrial Controls CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TVs & Monitors Scanners Radios/Boom boxes/CD Players etc. | Storage Devices (External Hard Drives, Solid State Drives, SD Cards, Memory Cards, Card Readers, etc.) Audio Equipment (Speakers, Microphones, DJ Equipment, Receivers, Recording Devices, Headphones, etc.) Video Equipment (Cameras, Video Cameras, Web Cams, Recording Devices, etc.) Communications Equipment Medical Testing Equipment Laboratory Equipment Circuit Board Cables, Wires, Power Cords, Power Strips Smoke Detectors/Carbon Monoxide Detector Dry Cell Batteries (Absolyte, Alkaline, Mercury, Zinc Air With Mercury, Lithium Primary, Lithium Thionyl Chloride, Button Cells, Lead Acid Gel) Rechargeable Dry Cell Batteries (Nickel Cadmium – NiCad, Nickel Metal Hydride-NiMH, Lithium Ion – Li-ion) Wet Cell Batteries (Zinc Air, Zinc Air with Mercury, Nickel Iron, Nickel Cadmium ) |
Non-Acceptable Materials for Recycling
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