Electronics Recycling in Prescott, AZ
Prescott's Transfer Station recycles VCRs, DVD players and cable boxes free, but charges phones, printers and stereos as trash; electronics don't go in the recycling cart. Goodwill Willow Lake accepts electronics in any condition for recycling.
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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.
Arizona rules
- ADEQ says some municipalities offer electronics recycling with their household hazardous waste programs and points residents to city or county programs and certified recycler locators (SERI, e-Stewards). Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ encourages people to use a certified (R2 or e-Stewards) e-waste recycler. Source: ADEQ: E-Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
More Arizona rules (3)
- If a battery can't be removed from an electronic device, ADEQ advises sending the whole device to an e-waste collector or recycler. Source: ADEQ fact sheet FS-25-06: Taking Charge, an at-home guide to handling used batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (12)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Yavapai County: Transfer Station Recycling flyer (opens in new tab) · Yavapai County
- Electronics are on the transfer station recycling flyer's non-recyclable list. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Prescott: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Prices are by weight: solid waste $125.00/ton with a $20.00 minimum. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Prescott: What Goes Where? (How to dispose of...) (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Laptops (no batteries), towers, VCRs, DVD players and cable boxes are recycled free at the Transfer Station. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Flat-screen TVs, CRT TVs, old monitors, phones, vacuums, microwaves, small appliances, keyboards, printers and stereos are charged as trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Prescott: Residential Waste Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Prescott
- Not accepted in recycling: plastic bags and film, construction debris, wood, electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona: Ways to Donate (Dell Reconnect) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
- Dell Reconnect is a free technology-recycling program; Goodwill accepts any electronics in any condition for responsible recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Wipe any personal data off devices before donating them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective August 4, 2025
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
- ADEQ says some municipalities offer electronics recycling with their household hazardous waste programs and points residents to city or county programs and certified recycler locators (SERI, e-Stewards). Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: E-Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
- ADEQ encourages people to use a certified (R2 or e-Stewards) e-waste recycler. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ fact sheet FS-25-06: Taking Charge, an at-home guide to handling used batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
- If a battery can't be removed from an electronic device, ADEQ advises sending the whole device to an e-waste collector or recycler. Checked October 26, 2026.
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