For years I've had a number of dead or dying electronic devices sitting in my apartment that I couldn't bring myself to add to the city dump. Most electronic devices have components that are toxic if disposed of improperly, things that can poison the soil and leak into our water supply.
I thought abut donating them to a charity organization that might refurbish and sell them in their thrift stores, but after reading about the amount of donated items that actually do end up in a dump I knew I had to find a better alternative.
I first heard about the Lower East Side Ecology Center's e-recycling program while checking out external hard drives at Tekserve on 23rd street. A few times a year, the LES Ecology Center holds e-recycling weekends where they have volunteers collect e-waste from anyone who wants to come by their designated drop off points on certain days.
After collection the LES Ecology Center breaks down the electronics and recycles or disposes of the parts properly.
Check their website: http://www.lesecologycenter.org/ for more information, dates and locations.
