• Televisions and computer equipment
• Cell Phones
• Other Resources

If you have unwanted computer equipment, you may want to make sure that there is no confidential information on it before it leaves your hands. See the U.S. EPA fact sheet, "Do the PC Thing" to find free and low cost software to wipe data off your electronics.

Although it is still legal for households to throw their old electronics in the trash, several landfills are no longer accepting certain electronics such as older televisions and computer monitors that contain cathode ray tubes (CRTs). More and more communities, manufacturers and retailers are sponsoring takeback programs. Many are free. To find out if there is a community collection program available, contact your local recycling or household hazardous waste program, www.michigan.gov/deqreswastecontacts . To find a program for your brand of electronics or a program at a store near you, see the lists below. We do not guarantee that all programs are listed since new ones are starting up all the time. If you don't see the brand or store where you bought your item on the list, contact the company to see if there is a program available.

• Apple Equipment Recycling in the USApple will take back for free any iPod and your old computer when you purchase an Apple computer.
• Canonwill take back for free a variety of Canon products ranging from cameras to printers.
• Dell Recyclingand Dell Exchangefor home PC users. Dell will take back for free any Dell branded equipment.
• Hewlett-Packard(HP) offers a variety of free recycling for branded toner cartridges and batteries. Low cost and special offers for recycling computer equipment.
• IBM(http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/financing/us/recovery/small/recycling.html) provides a low-cost asset recovery system for computer products.
• LG Electronics Recycling Program LG, Gold Star, and Zenith branded products are being accepted at Waste Management, Inc. locations nationwide. Other brands accepted at low cost.
• Sony Takeback Recycling ProgramSony is working with Waste Management, Inc., locations nationwide to provide free drop-off for its branded electronics.
• Toshibawill pay for reusable electronics and direct consumers to recyclers through their recycling program.

• Costco Trade-in Recycle Program. Costco customers can trade-in a variety of notebooks, game systems, digital cameras and several other items for money or recycle desk top computer monitors, printers and fax machines at no charge.
• Office Depot Tech Recycling Service. You can purchase a box for $5, $10, $15 and fill it with your old electronics including anything from a cell phone to a small television and return the unsealed box to Office Depot who will then recycle the equipment.
• Staples Computer Recycling Program. Staples, the office supply store, began a takeback program in May 2007, to recycle any brand of old computer and related office equipment at all its stores, nation-wide. For a nominal fee, consumers can take back their equipment to Staples for recycling.
• Drop off your computer equipment at a local Goodwill store. Goodwill in Michigan, in partnership with Dell will take back any computer related equipment for reuse or recycling. To find a nearby drop-off location call 1-866-48-REUSE (1-866-487-3873), or visit www.reconnectpartnership.com.
• Contact your local recycling or household hazardous waste program. Many community recycling or household hazardous waste programs sponsor electronic collection events. Click on your county to find a community program at www.michigan.gov/deqreswastecontacts.

• Call2Recycle. This website includes a zip code driven database that provides information about where you can drop off old cell phones. The program is sponsored by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation.
• ReCellular, a Michigan-based cell phone recycling company, offers free software to delete personal information from cell phones prior to donation. 
• Recycle Your Cell Phone--It's an Easy CallPlug-In To eCycling has teamed up with leading cell phone manufacturers, service providers, and retailers to encourage Americans to recycle their cell phones and accessories.
• Wireless Recycling. This website contains a zip code driven database of over 3000 locations across the country where cell phones are collected, often to the benefit of charitable organizations. Other resources to find electronics collection programs.
• Earth 911This national database provides recycling information by zip code. My Green ElectronicsThis site is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry association representing companies that produce consumer electrics. This site contains information about finding recycling programs nation-wide as well as finding 'greener' electronics to purchase.