Electronics Recycling in Wooster, OH
Electronics are not accepted in Wooster's Kimble recycling. Wayne County residents can take electronics to the Canton Recycle Center by appointment.
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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.
Ohio rules
- Ohio EPA: Best Buy, Staples and other retailers offer free recycling for most electronic products. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA: for electronics, check Ohio EPA's recycling directory or contact your solid waste management district. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
More Ohio rules (10)
- Ohio EPA counts electronics, batteries, paint and fluorescent bulbs among household hazardous waste. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- ORC 3734.65: mercury-containing thermostats may not be sold or installed in Ohio, except in a visually impaired person's home or for manufacturing process control. Source: Ohio Revised Code 3734.65: Sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostat (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA: household lamps are not regulated as hazardous waste, but homeowners are encouraged to recycle them; Home Depot and Lowe's take compact fluorescent bulbs free at all stores. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA: household hazardous waste disposal is usually controlled by the local or county solid waste management district; contact your district for facilities that accept it. Source: Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA oversees 52 solid waste management districts responsible for making sure Ohioans can reduce, reuse and recycle. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: Solid Waste Management Planning (opens in new tab)
- Every Ohio county must belong to a solid waste management district, alone or jointly with other counties. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA: your local solid waste management district is your first source of disposal and recycling information. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)
- Ohio's 88 counties are organized into 52 solid waste management districts and authorities. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM Guidance/Fact Sheet 1005: Solid Waste Management Districts (PDF, June 2017) (opens in new tab)
- Ohio EPA: district collection events (HHW, electronics, tires, appliances) are usually for district residents only, may charge fees or require appointments, and are for household materials only. Source: Ohio EPA: Special Collection Events by Solid Waste Management District (PDF, updated December 2021) (opens in new tab)
- Ohio's state disposal and environmental protection fee is $4.75 per ton of solid waste. Source: Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (18)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Schedule an Appointment (opens in new tab) · Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District
- District drop-off locations are open to all residents of Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne Counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District newsletter - Wayne County edition (2024) (opens in new tab) · Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District (hosted by City of Wooster)
- The Canton Recycle Center is by appointment only for residents of Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne Counties; not for businesses, governments, commercial entities, non-profits or farms. Checked October 26, 2026.
- How To Recycle - Residents (opens in new tab) · Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District
- Electronics such as televisions, computers, laptops, tablets and printers can be recycled; flat screen and CRT TVs and monitors can be taken free to the Canton Recycle Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- What do I do with my Hazardous Waste, Scrap Metal, Appliances, Computer, and Electronic Waste? (opens in new tab) · Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District
- All electronics accepted; do not bring them in a plastic bag (use a tote or box). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Waste Collection & Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Wooster
- Weekly curbside trash and bi-weekly recycling are provided through an exclusive city contract with Kimble Recycling & Disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Easy Recycling Guide (Kimble) (opens in new tab) · City of Wooster (Kimble Recycling & Disposal guide)
- Batteries and electronics are top contaminants and are not accepted at the Kimble recycling center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio Revised Code 3734.65: Sale or installation of mercury-containing thermostat (opens in new tab) · Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Ohio Laws)
- ORC 3734.65: mercury-containing thermostats may not be sold or installed in Ohio, except in a visually impaired person's home or for manufacturing process control. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: Dispose of Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA: household lamps are not regulated as hazardous waste, but homeowners are encouraged to recycle them; Home Depot and Lowe's take compact fluorescent bulbs free at all stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: Best Buy, Staples and other retailers offer free recycling for most electronic products. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: for electronics, check Ohio EPA's recycling directory or contact your solid waste management district. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA counts electronics, batteries, paint and fluorescent bulbs among household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: household hazardous waste disposal is usually controlled by the local or county solid waste management district; contact your district for facilities that accept it. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA DMWM: Solid Waste Management Planning (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA oversees 52 solid waste management districts responsible for making sure Ohioans can reduce, reuse and recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA DMWM: FAQs (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Every Ohio county must belong to a solid waste management district, alone or jointly with other counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: your local solid waste management district is your first source of disposal and recycling information. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio's state disposal and environmental protection fee is $4.75 per ton of solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA DMWM Guidance/Fact Sheet 1005: Solid Waste Management Districts (PDF, June 2017) (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio's 88 counties are organized into 52 solid waste management districts and authorities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Ohio EPA: Special Collection Events by Solid Waste Management District (PDF, updated December 2021) (opens in new tab) · Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Ohio EPA: district collection events (HHW, electronics, tires, appliances) are usually for district residents only, may charge fees or require appointments, and are for household materials only. Checked October 26, 2026.
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