TV Recycling in Watsonville, CA

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Checked October 26, 2026

• City of Watsonville: Waste & Recycling Drop-Off Center and Bulky, Hazardous, Medical Wastes (opens in new tab) · City of Watsonville
  • The drop-off center is open to Watsonville residents living within city limits; address verification is required, and loads must be tarped. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Household hazardous waste is accepted free at 320 Harvest Drive for Watsonville residents and small businesses only (15 gallons / 125 lbs per trip). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronic waste including computers, monitors, phones and televisions is accepted with HHW. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Available to residents within city limits with a City of Watsonville garbage bill, except apartment complexes and businesses. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: e-waste (TVs, computers), refrigerators and air conditioners, and hazardous materials such as paint and batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Watsonville: Waste & Recycle Center Disposal User Fees 2024-2025 (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Watsonville
  • The fee flyer lists free recycle items including metal bed frames, bicycles, cardboard, exercise machines, batteries and mattresses, and free e-waste such as computers, monitors and televisions. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · not yet confirmed.
• CalRecycle: Thank You for Recycling Your Electronic Waste! (consumer flyer) (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle says Californians have many opportunities to recycle unwanted e-waste with an authorized collector at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Because the state pays collectors only for e-waste from California, collectors of TVs and monitors ask for your name and address. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • CalRecycle says it is against the law to throw electronic waste such as computer monitors, laptops and TVs in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Electronic Waste Management (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • The CEW Recycling Program, set up under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, provides all Californians with convenient recycling for unwanted electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste (CEW) Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • Covered electronic devices are video display devices with screens over four inches diagonally: CRT TVs and monitors; LCD/LED TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, smart displays and portable DVD players; plasma TVs; and OLED TVs, monitors, laptops and tablets. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A covered electronic device is a video display device with a screen greater than four inches measured diagonally. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: SB 1215 Covered Battery-Embedded Products (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle points people to its eRecycle directory to find a local e-waste collector. Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Covered Electronic Devices (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • Unwanted covered electronic devices are universal waste and may not go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Electronic Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • DTSC says e-waste (any unwanted electronic device or CRT) is a universal waste in California, a type of hazardous waste, and must go to an authorized e-waste handler, not household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Waste Banned from the Trash (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle's banned-from-trash list says not to throw electronic devices in the trash, including TVs, monitors, laptops, computer CPUs, printers, radios, microwave ovens, VCRs and phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • Buyers pay a CEW recycling fee on new video display devices: $4 (over 4 to under 15 inches), $5 (15 to under 35 inches), $6 (35 inches or more). Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · not yet confirmed.
• DTSC: Universal Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • DTSC says universal wastes (batteries, electronic waste, CRTs, lamps, mercury wastes, non-empty aerosol cans and PV modules) must go to a designated handler or recycler and cannot go in household trash or landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
• DTSC: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · California Department of Toxic Substances Control
  • It is illegal to dispose of household hazardous waste in the trash, down the drain, or by abandonment; it must go to a household hazardous waste facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DTSC lists antifreeze, batteries, e-waste, household cleaners, paints, pesticides, pool cleaners, solvents, used oil and mercury wastes among common household hazardous wastes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many cities and counties run household hazardous waste collection programs; DTSC keeps a map of HHW facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Many HHW facilities keep set days and hours, some cap daily amounts, some only hold events once or twice a year, and many require an appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
• CalRecycle: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · CalRecycle
  • CalRecycle says it is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains or onto the ground. Checked October 26, 2026.

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