Electronics Recycling in Lewes, DE
Electronics aren't collected with Lewes bulk trash; the city refers residents to DSWA's Electronic Goods Recycling Program.
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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.
Delaware rules
- DNREC directs residents to DSWA, which takes electronics for recycling at several sites around the state and at scheduled collection events. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Source: Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab)
More Delaware rules (3)
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Source: DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab)
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Source: DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (19)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60, Subchapter III: Solid Waste Recycling (opens in new tab) · State of Delaware (Delaware Code Online)
- Under Delaware's universal recycling law (7 Del. C. § 6053), everyone providing trash collection in Delaware must also provide single-stream curbside recycling to their single-family residential customers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNREC: Delaware Recycles (opens in new tab) · Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
- DNREC: under the Universal Recycling Law, every hauler that collects residential trash must include recycling collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Yard waste may not go out with household trash or into Delaware landfills. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DNREC directs residents to DSWA, which takes electronics for recycling at several sites around the state and at scheduled collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA was created by the General Assembly in 1975 but is not a state agency and receives no tax dollars. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- Southern Recycling Center: latex paint the last Monday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- All DSWA recycling-center services are free for Delaware residents; only Delaware material is accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling centers take computers and laptops, TVs and monitors, printers, phones, gaming systems and other electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Electronic Goods Recycling (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA lets Delaware residents drop off electronics free six days a week at its four recycling centers and at rotating Saturday collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners are not accepted as electronic goods. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- Delaware residents can bring household hazardous waste free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DSWA: 2026 Collection Event Schedule (opens in new tab) · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- DSWA special collection events are held on select Saturdays through the year at locations around the state. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The events give Delaware residents a free way to dispose of household hazardous waste, recycle electronics and shred documents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Collection events take radios and televisions. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Collection events take printers, personal computers, monitors and keyboards. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Lewes: Bulk Trash Pick-Up (opens in new tab) · City of Lewes
- Lewes bulk trash collection runs on the fourth Wednesday of each summer month and every other month November-May, at $50 per pick-up. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Lewes bulk pickup does not collect Freon appliances, electronic goods, paints or tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Free bulk trash pickups are offered one Wednesday in September and three Wednesdays in April. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Lewes: Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Lewes
- The City of Lewes refers residents to DSWA's Electronic Goods Recycling Program and Household Hazardous Waste Program. Checked October 26, 2026.
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