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Recycle Your Electronics Waste

Learn how Microsoft and many other industry leaders are reducing electronic waste and encouraging recycling.

  • Commercial Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers (MAR)

    Commercial Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers can work with Microsoft to deliver genuine Windows software licenses on systems they refurbish and sell.

  • Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers

    Community Microsoft Authorized Refurbishers help make computers available to nonprofits, schools, and low-income families across the globe by reducing the cost of software to refurbishers.

  • Digital Pipeline

    Digital Pipeline promotes affordable and environmentally responsible reuse of used computers to help technologically disadvantaged schools and communities in Africa and other parts of the world.

  • Dell

    Dell's recycling program allows for the free return of Dell branded products.

  • Gateway

    Gateway helps consumers find local electronics waste refurbishers and recyclers.

  • HP

    HP provides information on how to trade-in, sell, recycle, or donate unwanted computing equipment.

  • PlanITROI

    Panasonic Computer Solutions Company's authorized Asset Recovery and Recycling partner provides remarketing, re-use, and recycling information to its worldwide clients.

  • Sony

    Sony partners with Waste Management's eCycling drop-off centers to provide free recycling for Sony branded products.

  • Toshiba

    Toshiba's laptop recycling and trade-in programs aim to reduce the number of discarded computers and minimize impact to the environment.

  • eRecycle.org

    The eRecycle partnership between government, manufacturers, retailers and the environmental community explains how to recycle electronic waste.

  • Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation

    The Call2Recycle program helps recycle used portable rechargeable batteries and old cell phones.

  • America Recycles Day

    America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and buy recycled products.

  • EPA Plug-in to Recycling Program

    Plug-In To eCycling with US EPA is a partnership between EPA and consumer electronics manufacturers, retailers, and service providers that helps you donate or recycle your used electronics.

  • CTIA—The Wireless Association Recycling Website

    The nonprofit organization CTIA explains how to recycle your cellular phone technology.

  • myGreenElectronics Website

    Visit the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) for information on how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink electronics.

  • Nokia

    Nokia pays for postage to help customers recycle old phones.

  • ReCellular

    Find cell phone donation boxes and other information about recycling cellular technology through ReCellular.

  • Call to Protect Organization

    Participate in the Call to Protect campaign, which collects wireless phones to benefit survivors of domestic violence.

  • Sprint

    Sprint offers a free recycling program for used wireless phones, batteries, accessories and connection cards, regardless of make.

  • T-Mobile: Handset Recycling Program

    T-Mobile promotes the recycling and reuse of old wireless devices.

  • Motorola Global Takeback Program

    Motorola's recycling and reuse programs range from postage-paid returns to sponsoring school competitions and accepting plugs and power cords as well as Motorola hardware.

  • Verizon Wireless

    Verizon's HopeLine program puts unused wireless services and equipment to work to assist survivors of domestic violence.

  • AT&T Cellular

    AT&T helps customers recycle wireless phones, Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), accessories and batteries.