Electronics Recycling in Newark, DE
Newark's bulk collection takes home electronics; city residents get two free collections a year (call 302-366-7000).
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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 (21)
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
- Delaware Recycling Center: electronics during all open hours; latex paint the last Saturday of each month. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Newark Recycling Center: electronics Mon–Sat; latex paint the last Wednesday 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 Newark: Refuse Collection Services (opens in new tab) · City of Newark Department of Public Works and Water Resources
- Residents call Public Works at 302-366-7000 to schedule a bulk pick-up; collections are scheduled weekly, first come, first served, except holiday weeks. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents within Newark city limits may schedule two bulk collections per year at no cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If there are more than four items, fees apply, mostly based on loading time. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted bulk items also include refrigerators/freezers with the door removed, televisions and home electronics, and cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Items go where carts are normally placed by 7 am on collection day, not before 6 pm the night before. Checked October 26, 2026.
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