The Lower East Side Ecology Center just posted a list of new e-waste recycling events for the summer. Here’s the list. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
Brooklyn:
Saturday June 14th: St Marks Ave between Underhill and Vanderbilt Ave; Prospect Heights, Brooklyn 11238
Saturday, June 21st: 5th Street, drop off at 6th Ave end, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 11215
Manhattan:
Saturday, July 12th: Tekserve, 119 W 23rd Street, between 6th & 7th Avenues, Chelsea, Manhattan, 10011
Saturday, August 16th: LaSalle Street at Broadway, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, 10027
Queens:
Sunday, July 13th: Queens Botanical Garden, enter parking lot at Crommelin Ave, Flushing, Queens, 11355
Staten Island:
Saturday, July 19th: College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, parking lot 6, 10314
Here is the list of accepted electronics. (Hint: Don’t bring a toaster oven or an air conditioner.)
Important: If you’re recycling a computer make sure the hard drive is either wiped or removed first. They say they erase or destroy drives themselves but I wouldn’t necessarily trust them on that.