TV Recycling in Fort Smith, AR
Sebastian County residents drop TVs free at the landfill (tube TVs up to 27 inches, flat screens any size); Dial-A-Truck also picks them up.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
Arkansas rules
- DEQ lists televisions and computer monitors first among consumer electronics that become e-waste and encourages recycling them. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Electronics Reuse and Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DEQ notes that cathode-ray-tube televisions and computer monitors contain an average of four pounds of lead. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Electronics Reuse and Recycling (opens in new tab)
More Arkansas rules (7)
- The Legislature gave DEQ authority to ban electronic waste from municipal solid waste landfills beginning in January 2010. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Electronics Reuse and Recycling (opens in new tab)
- The state E-waste Grants Program is funded by selling state-owned computers that agencies no longer need; it funds local e-waste projects rather than a household program. Source: Arkansas DEQ: E-waste Grants (opens in new tab)
- A DEQ timeline says Act 970 of 2005 aimed to get the most benefit from state-agency-owned computers and electronics through sales and donations to schools and local governments. Source: Arkansas DEQ: 1991-2011 Historical Timeline of Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab)
- Accepted items vary by household hazardous waste center; DEQ tells residents to check with their local center. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (opens in new tab)
- Some collection centers run chemical exchange programs where reusable products are available at no charge. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (opens in new tab)
- DEQ lists 19 regional solid waste management districts; DEQ tells residents to contact their district about local garbage disposal or recycling. Source: Arkansas DEQ: Regional Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- State rules set minimum requirements for convenient recyclable materials collection centers or systems so that Arkansas residents have the opportunity to recycle. Source: 8 CAR pt. 63: Rules for County Recycling Programs (Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission) (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (20)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Smith
- The landfill is open Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:00 PM and Saturday 7:30-11:30 AM; closed Sunday. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The regional landfill accepts debris from Sebastian, Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott and Washington counties in Arkansas and LeFlore and Sequoyah in Oklahoma. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Clean, dry cardboard is no charge; electronic waste and household hazardous waste are no charge for Sebastian County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Smith
- Household hazardous waste collection is for Sebastian County residents only, not businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Solid Waste Services FAQs (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Smith
- Residents can drop off e-waste free at Solid Waste Services, including computer towers, laptops, monitors and TVs (tube TVs up to 27 inches and flat screens of any size). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Television sets accepted are old tube TVs up to 27 inches and flat screen/smart TVs of any size. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For a TV or stereo, call 479-784-2350 to schedule curbside pickup by Dial-A-Truck. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky Item Pickup (Dial-A-Truck) (opens in new tab) · City of Fort Smith
- Dial-A-Truck is for residential customers with an active City of Fort Smith sanitation account. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The service is available once every 3 months for up to 5 items at no additional fee; more service costs extra. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Call 479-784-2262 or email solidwaste@fortsmithar.gov to schedule. Checked October 26, 2026.
- How Do I Recycle? (opens in new tab) · Sebastian County Solid Waste District (Eccopartners)
- The district describes Dial A Truck as a free pickup of large bulky items once every three months for city sanitation customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Arkansas DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
- Accepted items vary by household hazardous waste center; DEQ tells residents to check with their local center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some collection centers run chemical exchange programs where reusable products are available at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Arkansas DEQ: Electronics Reuse and Recycling (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
- The Legislature gave DEQ authority to ban electronic waste from municipal solid waste landfills beginning in January 2010. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists televisions and computer monitors first among consumer electronics that become e-waste and encourages recycling them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ notes that cathode-ray-tube televisions and computer monitors contain an average of four pounds of lead. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Arkansas DEQ: E-waste Grants (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
- The state E-waste Grants Program is funded by selling state-owned computers that agencies no longer need; it funds local e-waste projects rather than a household program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Arkansas DEQ: 1991-2011 Historical Timeline of Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
- A DEQ timeline says Act 970 of 2005 aimed to get the most benefit from state-agency-owned computers and electronics through sales and donations to schools and local governments. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Arkansas DEQ: Regional Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality
- DEQ lists 19 regional solid waste management districts; DEQ tells residents to contact their district about local garbage disposal or recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- 8 CAR pt. 63: Rules for County Recycling Programs (Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission) (opens in new tab) · Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission
- State rules set minimum requirements for convenient recyclable materials collection centers or systems so that Arkansas residents have the opportunity to recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
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