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Virginia Localities Offering eCycling Services
A number of Virginia localities have established on-going or conducted one-time electronics product recycling collections. A summary of these locality efforts is presented in the chart below. Please contact the locality indicated for additional information about their computer and electronics recycling programs. (Links, where possible, are provided for contacts in each locality or visit www.deq.virginia.gov/recycle/contactlist.html for a full list of recycling contacts).
On-going electronics recycling efforts in Virginia
Locality | Events | Tonnage | Charges | Locality Costs | Vendor Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly | 2 tons/month | No Charge for Drop Off | |||
2x/year | 55 tons | $15/monitor, $20/TV | $31,000 | ||
| Bristol | Daily | 9 tons | $28 Tip Fee | $0.26 to $0.55 per lb. | Southeast Recycling Technologies |
| Periodic | 125 tons | Fees charged for TVs and Computer Monitors | $ 400 for each event | ||
| Fairfax County | 4x/Year | 400 tons since 2002 | $10 per CRT | $15,000/Year | Service Source |
2x/year | 25 tons | $5 to $35 | $.10/lb. | ||
| Fauquier County | 6 days/week at Corral Farm Convenience site. | (Program Implemented - August 2004) | Fees charged for Recycling TVs, CRTs and large copiers. | ||
| Frederick County | 4th Wednesday & 2nd Saturday each month at Regional Landfill | 16 - 18 tons/month | $8 Monitor; $12 TV; $20 Consoles | $1,800/pull for staged trailer | |
| Gloucester County | 2x/Year | 2.25 tons | No Charge | Waste Management | |
| Harrisonburg | Annually | 11.10 tons | $1-$10 | 0 | Computer Recycling of Virginia, Inc. |
| Loudoun County | 2x/year | 45 tons | $5-UPS backup, $8 -computer monitor, $12-TV, $20-console TV $5-Microwave | $5,400/Year (contractor fees, advertising, staff time) | |
9x/year (Only City of Manassas Residents) | 24.17 tons | No Charge | $8,079/Year | ||
| Montgomery County | Accepts materials daily | Charge | |||
4x/year | 6 tons | No charge to residents. Only up to 2 TV/Computer monitors per resident. | $8.92 per person/$769 per ton. | ||
| Prince William County | Year Round Program | 246 tons | No Charge for Monitor Drop-Off for County Residents. | Veolia Environmental Systems | |
| SPSA | Cell Phone Collection Program | Program Just Implemented | Drop Off Free to Residents at 8 HHW Facilities | ||
| Stafford County | 4x/year | 75 tons FY 2006 | No Charge for residents. | Landfill pays $20/per TV; $1,000 costs FY 2006 | Capitol Recycling |
| Virginia Peninsulas | 4x/Year | 20.92 | Drop off free to Residents | SIMS Metals |
One-time recycling efforts in Virginia (Since 2004)
Locality | Events | Tonnage | Charges | Locality Costs | Vendor Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page County | 05/13-20/2006 | 6.6 tons | No Charge (Dell grant project) | $ 2,800 | |
| Bedford County | 05/20/2006 | 10.5 tons | No Charge (Dell grant project) | $ 1,200 | |
4/29/06 | 11.10 tons | $1to $10 | $ 0 | ||
| MRSWA & NRRA | 2004 | 15 tons | $8 to $20 |