Electronics

Oregon E-Cycles Program

Oregon E-Cycles, the free electronics recycling program for televisions, desktop computers, laptop computers and monitors, will be even more popular when the state’s disposal ban on computers, monitors, and televisions goes into effect on January 1, 2010.

After that date, Oregonians must recycle these electronics–they will no longer be allowed in your garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators. After the ban, throwing away these items will be illegal. Anyone knowingly violating the ban may face penalties up to $500 per item.

With Oregon’s convenient recycling system for electronic waste, it should be easy to keep it out of the trash. The purpose of the ban is to save energy, conserve resources, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts by requiring reuse and recycling.

Where can I take my old electronics? The Oregon E-Cycles program provides for free electronics recycling. Visit Oregon E-Cycles or call 1-800-5-ECYCLE (800-532-9253) for a list of all locations in Beaverton.

Who can recycle their electronics via the Oregon E-Cycles program? Households, small organizations with ten or fewer employees, and anyone else delivering seven or fewer covered electronic devices to a collector at any one time.

Visit the Oregon E-Cycles program to learn more.

Oregonians throw away tens of millions of pounds of unwanted electronics each year. That is millions of pounds of valuable materials that if recycled, could be used instead of virgin materials to make new products. Not only does e-cycling conserve natural resources, but it reduces greenhouse gas emissions as well. E-cycling is an integral part of product stewardship.

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