Please note: Howard County does not endorse any of the following listings. Click on the links for program details.
Computers
A Better Way Computer Recycling Drop-off program in Columbia. Visit their website for more information. Best Buy Take-back program. Visit the website for details about receiving a $10 gift card. Dell Sony Take-back program Notebook trade-in program Staples Staples Soul take-back program eBay Rethink Initiative – provides information, tools and solutions to make it easy to find new users for idle computers and electronics, as well as responsibly recycle unwanted products. Hewlett-Packard Product recycling for hardware, LaserJet and Inkjet supplies. Trade-in program Lazarus Foundation Non-profit computer refurbishing organization www.lazarus.org/ Recycling and donation (will take Dell products for free).
Cell Phones, PDAs, Cell Phone Batteries and Chargers
Howard County Sheriff’s Department Cell phones with access to the 911 emergency line can be provided to victims of domestic violence. Please contact Corporal Bryan Waser at 410-313-4152 for more information. Your donation is tax deductible and a receipt will be provided. AT&T Cell Phones for Soldiers drop-off program. Best Buy Take-back program LG Electronics Take-back program Drop-off and mail-in. Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label.
Howard County Environmental Services March 2009
Cell Phones, PDAs, Cell Phone Batteries and Chargers cont…
Motorola Race To Recycle Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. Nokia Mail-in program Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. Samsung Mail-in program Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. Sony Ericsson Product take-back and recycling Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. Sprint The Sprint Buyback program offers Sprint customers an account credit for returning eligible Sprint and Nextel phones. The Sprint Project Connect program accepts wireless phones, batteries, accessories and connection cards for recycling – regardless of make, model, condition or service provider. Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. Staples CollectiveGood program. Mail-in or drop-off. Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. T-Mobile Recycling proceeds benefit T-Mobile Huddle Up. Visit the website for a prepaid mailing label. U.S. Postal Service Mail-back program. The U.S. Postal Service is making it easier for customers to discard used or obsolete small electronics in a responsible way. Customers use free envelopes found in 1,500 Post Offices to mail back inkjet cartridges, PDAs, Blackberries, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players.
Televisions
Best Buy Take-back program
Additional information
Check the eCycling site on EPA.gov for further information and other government supported donation and recycling programs. Visit Earth911 for information about eCycling and other item recycling. www.MDrecycles.org provides information about additional recycling options.
Howard County Environmental Services March 2009