How to Recycle Home Depot Electronics

Disposing of electronic devices in traditional, home or office garbage collections exposes the natural environment to metals, copper, engineered plastics, and other destructive materials. Whether you purchased your electronics from Home Depot, or any other store, the Environmental Protection Agency encourages you to recycle them, which helps with environmental preservation.



Home Depot locations have recycle collection boxes that collect expired Compact Florescent Light Bulbs. Although Home Depot does not collect other electronic devices, they recommend that you recycle old equipment with third party recycling services.

Instructions

Recycling Electronics

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  Locate an electronics collection center near your area. (See Resources)

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  Enter your local information, such as your address and/or zip code and select the type of electronic device to be recycled.

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  Write down the address and phone number for the local recycle center on the page of results. Call the center to get more information about open times, and collection processes.

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  Have your electronics prepared for pickup or delivery on the date and time given to you by the center.

Recycling Compact Flourescent (CFL) Bulbs at Home Depot

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  Locate a Home Depot Store near you by entering the Home Depot Store Finder. (See Resources.) The store contains orange collection boxes specifically for expired Compact Fluorescent Bulbs.

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  Enter your zip code and click "Find Store." Locate the store closest to you in the list of results.

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  Call the store to ensure that the location contains CFL collection boxes.

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  Place the expired bulb(s) in a plastic bag and drop them into the collection box at the selected Home Depot location.