Electronic Waste
Electronic Waste
Consumer household batteries, light bulbs, computers, laptops, eReaders, and cell phones create waste each year for PSFC members. The PSFC sells some of these items and therefore the PSFC Environmental Committee feels motivated for education and waste management of these items.
State, county, and city law on business collection of electronic waste.
Large hardware stores such as Lowes or Home Depot offer collection boxes for batteries and light bulbs, as shown in the photo below from the Lowes in Brooklyn.
Further information on New York City's programs for collecting waste is found on the nyc.gov website under the Electronic Disposal Information tag here.
If you want to dispose of my laptop or cell phone:
a) Sell it on eBay!
b)
c) [do this]
If you want to dispose of compact fluorescent light bulb;
[do this]
If you want to dispose of alkaline batteries (e.g. Duracell, Energizer, ...):
1) Throw them in the trash. They are EPA certified for landfill disposal.
If you want to dispose of lithium ion (Li-ion) or nickel (Ni-MH or Ni-Cd) batteries:
[do this]