TV Recycling in Cortlandt, NY

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Westchester County: Household Material Recovery Facility (H-MRF) (opens in new tab) · Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities
  • The H-MRF accepts household hazardous waste and other special-handling items from Westchester County residents year-round. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The H-MRF is at 15 Woods Road, Valhalla, open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The county asks residents to call the Recycling Helpline for information about fees, appointments and accepted materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Visitors must show a current government-issued photo ID as proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The H-MRF accepts electronic waste such as computers, televisions and cell phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
  • PaintCare lists Westchester County Valhalla HMRF at 15 Woods Rd, Valhalla 10595 as a paint drop-off site (Households and VSQG Businesses in Westchester County). Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Cortlandt: Computer & Electronics Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Town of Cortlandt
  • Town of Cortlandt residents only may drop off at 218 Westchester Avenue, Buchanan, Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted items include TVs and cable TV equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Cortlandt: Sanitation Division (opens in new tab) · Town of Cortlandt
  • All Cortlandt residents can bring e-waste to the Village of Buchanan at 218 Westchester Avenue on weekdays; Freon items are no longer accepted at e-waste drop-offs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Cortlandt: 2026 Sanitation/Recycling Brochure (PDF) (opens in new tab) · Town of Cortlandt
  • A $10.00 fee is required for each television picked up. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mail payment to Town of Cortlandt - Sanitation Division, 167 Roa Hook Rd, Cortlandt Manor; the Town does not take credit cards. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Electronic Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • The NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (ECL Article 27, Title 26) requires manufacturers to provide free and convenient e-waste recycling to most consumers in the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Eligible for free recycling: individuals, businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees, nonprofits with fewer than 75, 501(c)(3)s, schools and government entities located in New York. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • For-profit businesses with 50 or more full-time employees and nonprofits with 75 or more may be charged. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Televisions are among the electronic waste items New York consumers are required to recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling Consumer Electronic Waste (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Manufacturers must take back their own brands free, or one piece of covered equipment from another manufacturer when the consumer buys the same type; DEC lists registered manufacturers and their take-back websites. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEC lists registered electronic equipment manufacturers with their brands, take-back websites and toll-free numbers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEC publishes a county-sorted list of registered e-waste collection sites; call ahead because a site may not take your type or brand. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A collection site not affiliated with a manufacturer program may charge a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Collection may be at retail stores, nonprofits or municipal facilities, by prepaid mail-back, or at collection events; manufacturers need not have a site in every community. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Any consumer may be charged for premium services such as at-home collection, data wiping or refurbishment. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Televisions with screens over 4 inches diagonally are covered, including accompanying cables and cords. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Since January 1, 2015, consumers may not put covered electronic equipment in landfills, waste-to-energy plants, the trash or curbside trash pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-2605: Manufacturer responsibilities (e-waste) (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • ECL 27-2605: manufacturers bear all program costs and may not charge consumers for collection and recycling (except business consumers and premium services). Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY Environmental Conservation Law 27-2611: Disposal ban (e-waste) (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • ECL 27-2611(3): beginning January 1, 2015, no individual or household may dispose of electronic waste in any solid waste management facility or set it out for disposal collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Electronic Waste Requirements for Solid/Hazardous Waste Facilities and Haulers/Transporters (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC's sample notice: all New York consumers, households and businesses alike, may no longer dispose of e-waste such as computers, peripherals and televisions at landfills or waste-to-energy facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC reports 99,198,623 lb of e-waste collected for recycling and reuse in New York in 2025, and over 1.1 billion lb since the program launched in 2011. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
  • General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
• NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.

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