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Electronics Recycling in Smyrna, DE

The Town of Smyrna points residents to DSWA for electronics recycling: the Cheswold Recycling Center or a DSWA collection event.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

5 ways to get rid of a electronics in Smyrna

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  2. DSWA Delaware Recycling Center (New Castle area)State program · New Castle CountyDelaware residentsFree
    How it works

    Delaware Solid Waste Authority recycling center at 1101 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE 19720 (Census: unincorporated New Castle County, outside New Castle city limits). Open Mon–Fri 8:30–3:30, Sat 8:30–2; household hazardous waste every Saturday; latex paint the last Saturday of each month. Free for Delaware residents: electronics (computers, TVs, monitors, microwaves and more) during all open hours, single-stream recycling including cardboard, household hazardous waste (including oil-based paint and auto batteries) one day a week, and latex paint once a month.

    Cost & rules
    • Free for Delaware residents during all open hours.
    • Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners are not accepted as electronic goods.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  3. DSWA Newark Recycling Center (Glasgow area)State program · New Castle CountyDelaware residentsFree
    How it works

    Delaware Solid Waste Authority recycling center at 470 Corporate Blvd., Newark, DE 19702 (Census: unincorporated New Castle County, Glasgow area, outside Newark city limits). Open Mon–Sat 8:30–3:30; household hazardous waste every Wednesday 10–2; latex paint the last Wednesday of each month. Free for Delaware residents: electronics (computers, TVs, monitors, microwaves and more) during all open hours, single-stream recycling including cardboard, household hazardous waste (including oil-based paint and auto batteries) one day a week, and latex paint once a month.

    Cost & rules
    • Free for Delaware residents during all open hours.
    • Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners are not accepted as electronic goods.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  4. DSWA Cheswold Collection & Recycling CenterState program · Kent CountyDelaware residentsFree
    How it works

    Delaware Solid Waste Authority collection station and recycling center at 54 Fork Branch Road (listed as Dover, DE 19904 and Cheswold, DE 19936; the Census geocoder did not match the address). Open Mon–Sat 8:30–3:30; household hazardous waste every Friday 10–2; latex paint the last Friday of each month. Also takes bagged trash ($1 per bag) and household batteries. Free for Delaware residents: electronics (computers, TVs, monitors, microwaves and more) during all open hours, single-stream recycling including cardboard, household hazardous waste (including oil-based paint and auto batteries) one day a week, and latex paint once a month.

    Cost & rules
    • Free for Delaware residents during all open hours.
    • Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners are not accepted as electronic goods.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

  5. DSWA Special Collection Events (household hazardous waste, electronics, shredding)State program · DelawareDelaware residentsFree
    How it works

    Delaware Solid Waste Authority holds free Saturday collection events for Delaware residents at rotating locations around the state every year (16 in 2026, from March to November). Each event takes household hazardous waste (including oil-based paint and auto batteries), electronics (computers, TVs, microwaves and more) and up to two boxes of paper for shredding. DSWA posts the yearly schedule at dswa.com.

    Cost & rules
    • Held on select Saturdays at rotating locations; check DSWA's current schedule.

    Official page (opens in new tab)

Before you go

  1. List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
  2. Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
  3. Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
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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.
    • Cheswold: latex paint the last Friday 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.
  • Town of Smyrna: Trash Management (opens in new tab) · Town of Smyrna
    • The Town of Smyrna's trash page refers residents to the DSWA collections schedule for hazardous waste and electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.

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