Junk Your Technological Relics At E-Waste Recycling Day in Mamaroneck

Looking to get rid of a clunky old Commodore 64, rotary telephone or dot matrix printer that’s been sitting in your garage for eons?  Since these items can’t be tossed out with the regular trash, where can you take electronic waste (e-waste)?

On Saturday, May 19, the will host the Amityville-based, e-waste recycling group Green Solutions Group from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the parking lot by the Emelin Theatre on Library Lane.  Items for collection include—but are not limited to—computers, cathode ray tubes (CRT) from TVs, wireless telephones, electronic keyboards, mice, printers, cell phones, remote controls, timers, chargers, batteries, monitors, portable digital music players, video cassette recorders, DVD players, Blu-ray disc players, digital video recorders, digital convertor boxes, cable or satellite receivers, electronic game consoles, PDAs, facsimile machines and photocopiers.  All hard drives will be destroyed by Green Solutions at their local facility, ensuring the security of any data left on the drives, according to a release sent out by the Library.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), electronic waste is growing two-three times faster than any other waste stream, yet in 2009, only 25 percent of TVs, computer products and cell phones thrown out were collected for recycling.  Only eight percent of cell phones were recycled.

Cell phones pack the most punch in terms of valuable material to be mined from recycling according to the EPA, with metals like gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, tin and zinc; plastics and rechargeable batteries that can be reused. Recycling cell phones also reaps the additional benefits of eliminating the need to mine and process new materials, which leads to conservation of both energy and natural resources.

If you are unable to make the E-Waste Recycling Day, both the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck and the Town of Mamaroneck accept e-waste at their facilities for drop-off.  In the Village of Mamaroneck, computers, monitors and TVs are collected curbside four times a year on fifth Wednesdays of the month—call the Department of Public Works for an appointment at 914-777-7745.  Other e-waste items can be taken to the recycling center at   Click here for more information.

In the Village of Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck, all e-waste must be brought to the center.  Click here for a list of accepted items.