Electronics Recycling in Owensboro, KY
Electronic waste can be dropped off at Daviess County's Grimes Avenue Transfer Station in Owensboro.
See all 2 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Kentucky rules
- Household electronic waste is not regulated or banned from landfill disposal in Kentucky. Source: Kentucky DWM: E-scrap Laws (opens in new tab)
- The Division of Waste Management strongly encourages recycling electronic equipment. Source: Kentucky DWM: E-scrap Laws (opens in new tab)
More Kentucky rules (9)
- DWM tells the public to contact their local Solid Waste Coordinator for help with e-scrap. Source: Kentucky DWM: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- The state e-scrap contract with Powerhouse Recycling covers state government and political subdivisions, not households. Source: Kentucky DWM: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DWM suggests choosing e-scrap recyclers with R2 or e-Stewards certification. Source: Kentucky DWM: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Every Kentucky county must provide a universal collection program for municipal solid waste: door-to-door collection, direct haul to staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities, or another approved option. Source: KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab)
- Counties may let residents haul their own waste to cabinet-approved staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities in the county. Source: KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab)
- State law funds recycling and household hazardous waste grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund; counties, cities and other local governments may apply. Source: KRS 224.43-505: Kentucky Pride Fund; recycling and household hazardous waste grants (opens in new tab)
- The state household hazardous waste grant pays for counties to hold annual drop-off events for household chemicals, old electronics and other hazardous waste. Source: Kentucky EEC press release (May 14, 2026): $6 million for recycling and household hazardous waste (opens in new tab)
- The cabinet provides technical assistance to local governments that set up household hazardous waste education or collection programs. Source: KRS 224.10-610: Assistance to household hazardous waste educational and collection programs (opens in new tab)
- The fourth week in March is Commonwealth Cleanup Week, a volunteer cleanup week set by the 1998 General Assembly. Source: Kentucky DWM: Commonwealth Cleanup Week (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (13)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Grimes Avenue Transfer Station & Convenience Center (opens in new tab) · Daviess County Fiscal Court
- With the Opportunity Center, the transfer station is a drop-off location for electronic waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Grimes Avenue Transfer Station & Convenience Center Rates (opens in new tab) · Daviess County Fiscal Court
- Rates differ for in-county and out-of-county solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kentucky DWM: E-scrap Laws (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
- Household electronic waste is not regulated or banned from landfill disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The Division of Waste Management strongly encourages recycling electronic equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kentucky DWM: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
- DWM tells the public to contact their local Solid Waste Coordinator for help with e-scrap. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state e-scrap contract with Powerhouse Recycling covers state government and political subdivisions, not households. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DWM suggests choosing e-scrap recyclers with R2 or e-Stewards certification. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KRS 224.43-315: County universal municipal solid waste collection program (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- Every Kentucky county must provide a universal collection program for municipal solid waste: door-to-door collection, direct haul to staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities, or another approved option. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Counties may let residents haul their own waste to cabinet-approved staffed convenience centers or transfer facilities in the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KRS 224.43-505: Kentucky Pride Fund; recycling and household hazardous waste grants (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- State law funds recycling and household hazardous waste grants from the Kentucky Pride Fund; counties, cities and other local governments may apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kentucky EEC press release (May 14, 2026): $6 million for recycling and household hazardous waste (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
- The state household hazardous waste grant pays for counties to hold annual drop-off events for household chemicals, old electronics and other hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- KRS 224.10-610: Assistance to household hazardous waste educational and collection programs (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
- The cabinet provides technical assistance to local governments that set up household hazardous waste education or collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Kentucky DWM: Commonwealth Cleanup Week (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
- The fourth week in March is Commonwealth Cleanup Week, a volunteer cleanup week set by the 1998 General Assembly. Checked October 26, 2026.
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