Computer Recycling in Presque Isle, ME
Computer CPUs and laptops are free at the Presque Isle Transfer Station, 202 Lathrop Road; monitors are $5.00 each.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
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.
Maine rules
- Computer monitors with CRT or LCD screens may not be thrown away in Maine. Source: Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- State law bars disposing of a cathode ray tube in a solid waste disposal facility. Source: Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1306: Prohibition (opens in new tab)
More Maine rules (2)
- Under Maine's e-waste product stewardship program, manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles and other screens of 4 inches or more. Source: Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Covered entities under the e-waste law are Maine households, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and primary and secondary schools. Source: Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1610: Electronic waste (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Computer monitors with CRT or LCD screens may not be thrown away in Maine. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Under Maine's e-waste product stewardship program, manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles and other screens of 4 inches or more. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each municipality must make sure its residents have a collection site or event for covered electronic devices; some sites charge a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Households, K-12 schools, and businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with 100 or fewer employees can use the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Users must bring their e-waste to a collection site or event. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cell phones and accessories are not covered by the program, though sites often take accessories. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1306: Prohibition (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- State law bars disposing of a cathode ray tube in a solid waste disposal facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1610: Electronic waste (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Covered entities under the e-waste law are Maine households, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and primary and secondary schools. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Aroostook Waste Solutions: Presque Isle Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Aroostook Waste Solutions
- Residential use only; commercial waste goes to the Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents of Presque Isle, Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill, Wade, Washburn and Perham use this station. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No permit is needed for tires, metal, appliances or universal wastes, but fees apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cash and checks only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TVs and monitors are $5.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Computer CPUs and laptops are taken at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
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