Solid Waste and Recycling
Electronics and "Technotrash"
Manufacturers are
now required by state law to offer recycling services for certain electronic items at no cost
to residents, nonprofits, small businesses, schools and local
governments. The law took effect January 1, 2009 and applies to the following items only:
- TVs
- Desktop
computers
- Laptop
computers
- Monitors
The state
Department of Ecology is coordinating and enforcing the new law
through the E-CYCLE
Washington program.
Looking for information about recycling
batteries? Click here.
 Where
should I take items for the E-CYCLE program?
Items
covered under the state law (as listed above) will be accepted at
collection sites authorized by the state
Department of Ecology.
Authorized sites in Thurston County are listed below. Goodwill
will also accept other types of electronics, provided they are
in working condition. Click here
for more information from Goodwill.
Goodwill
Lacey Retail Store
1145 Galaxy Drive N.E. in Lacey
(360) 413-7191
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Goodwill
Lacey Donation Station
Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center
2418 Hogum Bay Road in Lacey
(253) 573-1333 ext. 306 |
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Goodwill
Olympia Retail Store
400 Cooper Point Road S.W. in Olympia
(360) 956-0669
Goodwill
South Lacey Retail Store
4800 Yelm Highway SE in Lacey
(360) 456-1800 |
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Midway Recovery, Inc.
(Accepts only those items covered under the state law:
televisions, desktop computers, laptop computers, and
monitors)
638 Durrell Road S.E. in Olympia
(360) 584-9162 |
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Goodwill
Tumwater Donation Station
Mega Foods
700 Trosper Road S.W. in Tumwater
(253) 573-1333 ext. 306 |
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What
other options are available for electronics?
Local businesses:
Many local
businesses accept working and nonworking electronics. Visit the
"Where Do I Take My....?"
page for a list. Reusing
products is even better than recycling, because the items don't
need to be reprocessed before they can be used again.
2good2toss.com: Working electronics can be sold or given away
on www.2good2toss.com,
Thurston County's free materials-exchange Web site. All items are
$200 or less, with many free. There’s no cost to use the site.
Where
can I take CDs,
VHS tapes and cases?
Visit
"Where Do I Take My....?" for a list of places that accept
CDs, VHS tapes and cases.
Where
can I sell or donate items?
If you have working electronic items of any type,
try listing them on:
www.2good2toss.com. The site is updated daily, and you can
post listings for a wide array of items that you’d like to sell or
find. All items must be under $200, and if you really want to get
rid of an item fast, simply list it for free.
Online materials exchange sites are:
Questions: Call 867-2491
or e-mail
wwm-webmaster@co.thurston.wa.us.
Last updated:
10/13/2009
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