Computer Recycling in Pittsburg, KS

Computers can be dropped off at SEK Recycling, 615 S. Joplin in Pittsburg, during Wednesday e-waste hours (10am-5pm, $10 per car).

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a computer in Pittsburg

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Southeast Kansas Recycling Center (SEK Recycling)Drop-off · 615 S. Joplin, PittsburgOpen to everyone$10/vehicle
Where
615 S. Joplin
Pittsburg, KS 66762
Hours
Tunnel drop-off Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9am-4pm; scrap metal & e-waste Wednesday 10am-5pm; large items 2nd Saturday 9am-3pm
Cost & rules
Computers
AcceptedFees apply
Fees for computers
Car visit fee $10.00 per vehicle
Scrap metal and e-waste: Wednesday 10am-5pm; $10 per car plus item fees.
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Fees for computers
Car visit fee	$10.00 per vehicle

Before you go

List each device and describe any damage to the operator.
Back up your files and erase the device using the maker’s instructions.
Ask whether documented data destruction is offered and what it costs.

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Kansas rules

KDHE says personal computers (CPUs, monitors, keyboards, peripherals) are the largest share of e-waste. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)
Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Source: KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab)

More Kansas rules (7)

Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Source: K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab)
KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Source: K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab)
Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)
KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Source: KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

SEK Recycling (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- Tunnel drop-off Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm, $10 per car; scrap metal and e-waste Wednesday 10am-5pm, $10 per car. Checked October 26, 2026.
Our Services (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- Large item drop-off is free for Crawford County residents and $10 for non-residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronic waste such as computers and TVs can be disposed of safely; see the e-waste fee list. Checked October 26, 2026.
About Southeast Kansas Recycling (opens in new tab) · Southeast Kansas Recycling, Inc.
- SEKR is a Pittsburg-area non-profit serving local Kansas and Missouri counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
K.S.A. 65-3405: County solid waste management plans (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Each Kansas county (or a designated city) must submit a solid waste management plan to KDHE; counties may join regional plans. Checked October 26, 2026.
- County solid waste plans must consider specific programs for wastes such as lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, white goods containing CFCs, motor oil and consumer electronics. The law requires consideration, not a program. Checked October 26, 2026.
K.S.A. 65-3460: Voluntary local hazardous waste programs; grants (opens in new tab) · Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- KDHE may coordinate voluntary hazardous waste collection programs and encourages local governments to run household hazardous waste collection, alone or jointly. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE may give grants to help pay for local hazardous waste collection programs, from the state hazardous waste collection fund. Checked October 26, 2026.
KDHE: Kansas Household Hazardous Waste Program SFY 2024 Report to the Legislature (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- Part of a hazardous waste treatment fee paid to KDHE by the Ash Grove cement plant in Chanute funds grants to HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kansas has 45 permanent permitted HHW facilities plus 39 satellite locations (SFY 2024). Checked October 26, 2026.
- KDHE says HHW disposal options are available in 93 Kansas counties, covering over 95% of the population; a few counties have none. Checked October 26, 2026.
KDHE BWM Policy 05-02: Electronic Waste Management in Kansas Landfills (PDF, revised April 22, 2008) (opens in new tab) · Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management
- KDHE says personal computers (CPUs, monitors, keyboards, peripherals) are the largest share of e-waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some manufacturers and retailers run e-waste take-back programs, but KDHE notes these differ greatly in how they work and where they are available. Checked October 26, 2026.

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