Electronics Recycling in Greensboro, NC

Guilford County residents can drop off e-waste such as cell phones and fax machines free at the HHW Collection Center in Greensboro, or at the county Bishop Road facility.

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

4 ways to get rid of a electronics in Greensboro

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · GreensboroNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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Book online, set out your electronics 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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Guilford County Household Hazardous Waste Collection CenterDrop-off · 2750 Patterson Street, GreensboroGuilford County residentsFree
Where
2750 Patterson Street
Greensboro, NC 27407
Hours
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost & rules
Other electronics
AcceptedFree (documented)
The list names televisions, computers, cell phones and fax machines.
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Guilford County Scrap Tire & White Goods Collection FacilityCounty service · Guilford CountyFree
How it works
County drop-off at 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 (the U.S. Census geocoder places this address in unincorporated Sumner township, outside Greensboro city limits). Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (336) 641-9431. Free white goods (including refrigerators, washers, dryers, microwaves and treadmills) and electronics; five free passenger tires per household per fiscal year, then a fee per tire. No appointment needed.
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North Carolina computer equipment manufacturer take-back (G.S. 130A-309.134)State program · North CarolinaNorth Carolina residentsConditions applyFree
How it works
Under North Carolina's Discarded Computer Equipment and Television Management law, every computer equipment maker must run a free and reasonably convenient recycling program for computer equipment discarded by consumers. It covers computers, monitors, printers and scanners, but not keyboards or mice. Take-back may be by mail, at a collection site or at a collection event. Smaller (Level I) plans take back only the maker's own brand. DEQ keeps a list of manufacturers with websites and phone numbers. TV makers have no matching consumer take-back duty; they fund and recycle their market share of TVs instead.
Cost & rules
- Only covered computer equipment: monitors, printers, scanners and print-scan-fax machines (and computers). Phones, calculators, MP3 players, keyboards, mice and TVs are not covered.
- Some makers' larger plans also take other electronics, and may charge a nominal fee for items that are not covered computer equipment.
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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.

More about other electronics

North Carolina rules

The disposal ban on computer equipment and televisions took effect July 1, 2011. Source: NC DEQ: Recycling Opportunities for North Carolina Households (electronics) (opens in new tab)
Most North Carolina counties and some towns run public electronics drop-off sites; DEQ tells residents to contact their local solid waste and recycling office. Source: NC DEQ: Recycling Opportunities for North Carolina Households (electronics) (opens in new tab)

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DEQ says many retailers, such as Apple, Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot, offer electronics take-back programs. Source: NC DEQ: Manufacturer and Retail Take-Back and Recycling Programs (electronics) (opens in new tab)
DEQ lists local charities as an option for donating cell phones, working computers and other electronics. Source: NC DEQ: Recycling Opportunities for North Carolina Households (electronics) (opens in new tab)
North Carolina bans televisions, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, scanner-fax machines and other computer peripherals (except keyboards and mice) from landfills. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Electronics Management (opens in new tab)
Discarded computer equipment and televisions also may not be burned in a permitted incinerator. Source: N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.10: Prohibited acts; disposal of certain solid wastes in landfills or by incineration prohibited (opens in new tab)
The state Electronics Management Program shares responsibility for recycling among computer makers, TV makers, retailers, local and state government, and consumers. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Electronics Management (opens in new tab)
Manufacturer registration fees go into the Electronics Management Fund; after state administration, the money is distributed each year to eligible local governments. Source: N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.137: Electronics Management Fund (opens in new tab)
Local governments that get state electronics funds must contract with an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Electronics Information for NC Local Governments (opens in new tab)
Many North Carolina counties have permanent household hazardous waste collection centers. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Counties, cities, school districts and other groups can get a free temporary permit to hold HHW collection events. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
Permanent HHW facilities open anywhere from a few days a year to several days a week; check the local solid waste website for dates and hours. Source: NC DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW Collection Programs Map) (opens in new tab)
DEQ tells residents to check the local government solid waste website for HHW dates and hours. Source: NC DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW Collection Programs Map) (opens in new tab)
Many HHW centers and many auto parts retailers accept used oil. Source: NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

Scrap Tire Disposal (opens in new tab) · Guilford County Environmental Services
- Residents may dispose of 5 passenger vehicle tires per household per fiscal year at no charge, and pay a fee for each additional tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
Electronics Disposal (opens in new tab) · Guilford County Environmental Services
- Everyone in Guilford County has free electronics recycling at the Bishop Road facility, among other sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
Guilford County Solid Waste Services Guide (June 2026 update) (opens in new tab) · Guilford County Planning and Development
- Tires, appliances and electronics can be brought free to Bishop Road for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (opens in new tab) · City of Greensboro Solid Waste and Recycling
- The center is free and only open to Guilford County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The center takes e-waste (televisions, computers, cell phones, fax machines), all types of batteries and fluorescent bulbs. Checked October 26, 2026.
Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Guilford County
- The county HHW program is open to all Guilford County residents, free at the site, and commercial use is prohibited. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Electronics Management (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- North Carolina bans televisions, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, scanner-fax machines and other computer peripherals (except keyboards and mice) from landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state Electronics Management Program shares responsibility for recycling among computer makers, TV makers, retailers, local and state government, and consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Since March 16, 2015, keyboards, mice and other peripherals are no longer covered devices under the law. Checked October 26, 2026.
N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.10: Prohibited acts; disposal of certain solid wastes in landfills or by incineration prohibited (opens in new tab) · North Carolina General Assembly
- Discarded computer equipment and televisions also may not be burned in a permitted incinerator. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ: Recycling Opportunities for North Carolina Households (electronics) (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- The disposal ban on computer equipment and televisions took effect July 1, 2011. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Most North Carolina counties and some towns run public electronics drop-off sites; DEQ tells residents to contact their local solid waste and recycling office. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists local charities as an option for donating cell phones, working computers and other electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ: Manufacturer and Retail Take-Back and Recycling Programs (electronics) (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ says many retailers, such as Apple, Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot, offer electronics take-back programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ: all makers of desktops, laptops, monitors, printers and scanners must offer a no-cost recycling program to North Carolina households. Checked October 26, 2026.
N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.137: Electronics Management Fund (opens in new tab) · North Carolina General Assembly
- Manufacturer registration fees go into the Electronics Management Fund; after state administration, the money is distributed each year to eligible local governments. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Electronics Information for NC Local Governments (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- Local governments that get state electronics funds must contract with an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler. Checked October 26, 2026.
N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.134: Requirements for computer equipment manufacturers (opens in new tab) · North Carolina General Assembly
- Every computer equipment maker must run a free and reasonably convenient recycling program for computer equipment discarded by consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A computer maker may not charge a consumer or a local government a fee when discarded computer equipment is delivered for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Level II and III plans may also collect other electronics that are not covered computer equipment, and may charge a nominal fee for them. Checked October 26, 2026.
N.C. General Statutes 130A-309.131: Definitions (discarded computer equipment and televisions) (opens in new tab) · North Carolina General Assembly
- Covered computer equipment: computers, monitors, and printing devices such as printers, scanners and print-scan-fax machines; keyboards and mice are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Not covered: servers, mobile phones, calculators, PDAs, MP3 players and similar devices, TVs and household appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A consumer is a household occupant who used the device mainly for personal or home business use, or a nonprofit with fewer than 10 employees. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Nonprofits with fewer than 10 employees also count as consumers. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ Division of Waste Management: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- Many North Carolina counties have permanent household hazardous waste collection centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Counties, cities, school districts and other groups can get a free temporary permit to hold HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many HHW centers and many auto parts retailers accept used oil. Checked October 26, 2026.
NC DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW Collection Programs Map) (opens in new tab) · North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- Permanent HHW facilities open anywhere from a few days a year to several days a week; check the local solid waste website for dates and hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ tells residents to check the local government solid waste website for HHW dates and hours. Checked October 26, 2026.

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