Computer Recycling in Rochester, MN

Computer monitors are $10 and up at Recycling Center Plus in Rochester.

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

2 ways to get rid of a computer in Rochester

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RochesterNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $85.00
How it works
Book online, set out your computer and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Olmsted County Recycling Center PlusCounty service · Olmsted County$10
How it works
County drop-off at 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906 (the Census geocoder could not match this address, so it is recorded as a county program). Open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 507-328-7070. Sorted recyclables and clean scrap metal free; appliances, furniture, mattresses, TVs, computers and tires for a fee.
Cost & rules
Fees
Flat-screen monitor up to 32" $10
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Fees
Flat-screen monitor up to 32"	$10

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.

More about computers

Minnesota rules

CRT computer monitors fall under the same 2006 trash ban on electronic products containing a cathode-ray tube. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab)
Under the Minnesota electronics law, a computer monitor is a CRT or flat-panel display mainly meant to show information from a computer or the Internet. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab)

More Minnesota rules (9)

Manufacturer recycling obligations apply only to video display devices received from households. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab)
Minn. Stat. 115A.9565: since July 1, 2006, no one may put an electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube (CRT) in mixed municipal solid waste (the trash). Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab)
Each year, video display device manufacturers must recycle, or arrange collection and recycling of, an amount of video display devices set by the MPCA, and pay transport and recycling costs for devices counted toward that obligation. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab)
Administrative penalties for a household that violates the mercury disposal ban may not exceed $700. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.932 Mercury prohibition (opens in new tab)
Household hazardous waste is waste from household activity that has the characteristics of, or is listed as, hazardous waste, not waste from commercial activity in a home. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
The MPCA must run a statewide household hazardous waste program, including collection sites and information, education and technical assistance. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
Each county must have a household hazardous waste management plan (education, reduction, and separating and collecting HHW from trash) and had to implement it by June 30, 1992. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
HHW programs must be allowed to accept up to 100 pounds of waste a year from a business generating 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste a month. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)
An HHW collection site is a permanent or temporary location with scheduled hours where people may bring household hazardous waste. Source: Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Recycling Center Plus (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
- Recycling Center Plus: 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906; 507-328-7070; open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted for a fee (household quantities): appliances, computer systems, furniture, mattresses (eight or fewer per day), TVs and automotive tires (eight or fewer per day). Checked October 26, 2026.
Olmsted County Solid Waste Fee Schedule (opens in new tab) · Olmsted County Environmental Resources
- Household flat-screen monitors/TVs: $10 up to 32", $20 for 33"–60", $30 over 60"; CRT monitors/TVs from $20; cell phones free. Checked October 26, 2026.
Garbage & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Rochester
- Rochester says Olmsted County offers many waste diversion programs for Rochester residents and links its Household Hazardous Waste Recycling page. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minnesota Statutes 115A.9565 Cathode-ray tube prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Minn. Stat. 115A.9565: since July 1, 2006, no one may put an electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube (CRT) in mixed municipal solid waste (the trash). Checked October 26, 2026.
- CRT computer monitors fall under the same 2006 trash ban on electronic products containing a cathode-ray tube. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minnesota Statutes 115A.1310 Electronics: definitions (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Under the Minnesota electronics law, a computer monitor is a CRT or flat-panel display mainly meant to show information from a computer or the Internet. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minnesota Statutes 115A.1318 Electronics: responsibilities (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Each year, video display device manufacturers must recycle, or arrange collection and recycling of, an amount of video display devices set by the MPCA, and pay transport and recycling costs for devices counted toward that obligation. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Manufacturer recycling obligations apply only to video display devices received from households. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minnesota Statutes 115A.932 Mercury prohibition (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Administrative penalties for a household that violates the mercury disposal ban may not exceed $700. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minnesota Statutes 115A.96 Household hazardous waste; management (opens in new tab) · Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Household hazardous waste is waste from household activity that has the characteristics of, or is listed as, hazardous waste, not waste from commercial activity in a home. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The MPCA must run a statewide household hazardous waste program, including collection sites and information, education and technical assistance. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each county must have a household hazardous waste management plan (education, reduction, and separating and collecting HHW from trash) and had to implement it by June 30, 1992. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HHW programs must be allowed to accept up to 100 pounds of waste a year from a business generating 220 pounds or less of hazardous waste a month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- An HHW collection site is a permanent or temporary location with scheduled hours where people may bring household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.

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