Information for Recycling and Proper Disposal of Computer Equipment

The following information was developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Authority to address the recycling of obsolete computer equipment.

It has been the experience of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation that CRTs (computer monitors) are generally hazardous waste due to the lead content and therefore assume them to be and would require test results to prove otherwise.

Everyone, other than a household residence, who disposes of computer equipment is regulated as a hazardous waste generator. If computer monitors were to be disposed of, they would be regulated as any other waste the facility may generate. Unless managed as "used electronics," they would need to be labeled, stored and properly disposed of as any other hazardous waste. Do not place computer monitors or CRTs in the trash or dumpster!

Authority's Recycling/Disposal Procedure:

1. Inventory and sort all computer equipment being recycled or disposed of.
2. Place all computer monitors and cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in gaylord cardboard boxes (4' X 4'). Gaylord boxes may be obtained at the Authority's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on Leland Ave. in Utica. (Contact the Authority's office for availability of boxes).
3. Place all other computer equipment together in a separate gaylord box.
4. This program only includes computer monitors, CRTs, CPUs, printers, inkjet and toner cartridges and other computer equipment. Place all fax machines and copiers in the trash.
5. If you have a small number of computer monitors and computer equipment, you may deliver them loose.
6. Complete the Shipping Manifest Form for only the computer monitors and cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in each gaylord box being delivered to the Authority's facility.
7. A fee of $5.00 will be charged for each computer monitor (CRTs) up to a screen size of 17 inches. Please contact the Authority office for prices on larger CRTs and television sets.
8. Complete the C7 Notification Form and submit to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in Albany.
9. Contact Bill Schrader or David Lupinski at the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority offices at 733-1224 to schedule a delivery date and time.
10. Deliver computer monitors, CRTs and other computer equipment on the scheduled day along with the appropriate fees to the Authority's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on Leland Ave. in Utica.