Electronics Recycling in Gainesville, FL
Large electronics can be picked up by appointment in Gainesville, up to 10 items. Small electronics go free to the Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center.
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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.
Florida rules
- DEP strongly recommends recycling all unwanted electronics such as TVs, computers and cell phones. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- Florida has no specific law or regulation for discarded electronics (no manufacturer take-back or disposal ban); only general regulations apply. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
More Florida rules (9)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Source: Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab)
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Source: Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab)
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Source: Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab)
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (22)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center brochure (opens in new tab) · Alachua County Environmental Protection Department
- The Environmental Protection Department provides a free countywide hazardous waste service for Alachua County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The center offers free e-scrap recycling for residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted e-scrap includes cell phones, desktop towers, monitors, laptops, televisions, microwaves and other consumer electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous Waste Collection (opens in new tab) · Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery
- All North Florida residents (Alachua and neighboring counties) and VSQG small businesses can use the main center year-round. Businesses pay a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Gainesville, Solid Waste Division
- Large electronic items can be collected by appointment at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only homes in the Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted: large televisions (no projection TVs), large monitors, desktop computer towers, printers and countertop microwaves under 1.0 cu. ft. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Request by 10 AM the day before your collection day. Limit of 10 electronic items per collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Smaller items (radios, cell phones, keyboards, mice, cables, laptops, game systems) must go to the county HHW Collection Center or another drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics with broken screens cannot be collected curbside and must go to the county HHW Collection Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The city says there is no fee for Gainesville and Alachua County residents to bring electronics to the county HHW Collection Center or any of the five Rural Collection Centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida has no specific law or regulation for discarded electronics (no manufacturer take-back or disposal ban); only general regulations apply. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP strongly recommends recycling all unwanted electronics such as TVs, computers and cell phones. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Checked October 26, 2026.
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Checked October 26, 2026.
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