Electronics Recycling in Hoover, AL
Hoover's annual Household Hazardous Waste Day takes monitors, keyboards, cables, radios and telephones for the Foundry Rescue Mission to reuse or recycle.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
Alabama rules
- Many Alabama landfills no longer accept CRTs or other electronic devices. Source: ADEM: Household Wastes - Management of CRTs & other electronic devices (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
- ADEM suggests reducing turnover, reuse, or recycling through companies that offer electronics recycling. Source: ADEM: Household Wastes - Management of CRTs & other electronic devices (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
More Alabama rules (8)
- ADEM says household electronics are exempt from hazardous waste rules and a municipal landfill is an acceptable disposal method, but urges diverting electronics from landfills. Source: ADEM: Household Wastes - Management of CRTs & other electronic devices (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
- ADEM says that where curbside pickup is offered, waste too large for the regular trash container can be set at the curb for disposal; services vary by city and county. Source: ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab)
- Alabama's 2008 Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act set a statewide disposal fee of $1 per ton (or $0.25 per cubic yard) on all solid waste landfilled in the state. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Source: ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Source: ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab)
- In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
- ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Source: ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (16)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Electronics & Hazardous Materials (opens in new tab) · Jefferson County Commission
- Jefferson County residents can drop off household hazardous waste and electronics for free at county-funded events held through the year. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Remaining 2026 Household Drop-Off Events (opens in new tab) · Jefferson County Commission
- Electronics accepted at all events include computers, laptops, monitors, printers, cell phones and small appliances such as microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household Hazardous Waste Day (opens in new tab) · City of Hoover
- The next Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday, April 3, 2027, 8 a.m.-noon, at the Hoover Public Safety Building, 2020 Valleydale Road. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only Hoover and Indian Springs residents may take part (ID with address required); no businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The event takes household chemicals, paints, batteries, automobile fluids, electronics and medications. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronic Items Accepted (opens in new tab) · City of Hoover
- Electronics taken by partner Foundry Rescue Mission include monitors, keyboards, cables, televisions, radios and telephones. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Unauthorized Waste Dump and Scrap Tire Sites fact sheet (PDF, September 2021) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- ADEM says that where curbside pickup is offered, waste too large for the regular trash container can be set at the curb for disposal; services vary by city and county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- Alabama's 2008 Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act set a statewide disposal fee of $1 per ton (or $0.25 per cubic yard) on all solid waste landfilled in the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The 2008 act set a statewide solid waste reduction goal of 25%. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM's Alabama Recycling Fund Grants reimburse local governments to start and improve recycling programs; recycling services themselves are run locally. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Solid Waste Disposal in Alabama fact sheet (PDF, January 2008) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- ADEM does not site landfills; locating a landfill is a local decision approved by local government. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Household Hazardous Waste - Management of used oil (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- In Alabama, waste generated by a household is exempt from regulation as hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM points residents to reuse, recycling and household hazardous waste collection programs as alternatives to landfill disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM: Household Wastes - Management of CRTs & other electronic devices (PDF, May 2018) (opens in new tab) · Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- ADEM says household electronics are exempt from hazardous waste rules and a municipal landfill is an acceptable disposal method, but urges diverting electronics from landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Many Alabama landfills no longer accept CRTs or other electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEM suggests reducing turnover, reuse, or recycling through companies that offer electronics recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
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