TV Recycling in Wheeling, WV
Wheeling's Sanitation Division picks up a television as a bulk item, one large item per week, set out where your regular trash goes on trash day.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
West Virginia rules
- TVs (covered electronic devices) are banned from landfills only where the county or regional solid waste authority finds a cost-effective recycling alternative. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15A-22: Prohibition on the disposal of certain items (opens in new tab)
- There is no blanket statewide landfill ban on TVs and computers. Covered electronic devices are banned from a landfill only where the county or regional solid waste authority finds a cost-effective recycling alternative. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15A-22: Prohibition on the disposal of certain items (opens in new tab)
More West Virginia rules (5)
- A manufacturer's takeback program must let consumers recycle covered devices without paying a separate recycling fee at the time of recycling. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15A-26: Manufacturers' takeback programs (opens in new tab)
- The CED law registers manufacturers, checks whether they run a takeback program free to the public, and funds county and municipal recycling grants. Source: WVDEP: Covered Electronic Device Manufacturer and Retailer Compliance Information (opens in new tab)
- Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)
- The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Source: W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab)
- Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Source: Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab)
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Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- W. Va. Code §22-15A-22: Prohibition on the disposal of certain items (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- There is no blanket statewide landfill ban on TVs and computers. Covered electronic devices are banned from a landfill only where the county or regional solid waste authority finds a cost-effective recycling alternative. Checked October 26, 2026.
- TVs (covered electronic devices) are banned from landfills only where the county or regional solid waste authority finds a cost-effective recycling alternative. Checked October 26, 2026.
- W. Va. Code §22-15A-2: Definitions (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- A covered electronic device is a TV, computer or video display device with a screen larger than 4 inches diagonally; screens in vehicles, household appliances and commercial, industrial or medical equipment are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
- W. Va. Code §22-15A-26: Manufacturers' takeback programs (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- A manufacturer's takeback program must let consumers recycle covered devices without paying a separate recycling fee at the time of recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Takeback collection can be by mail at no charge to the consumer, at a collection site, or at collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Manufacturers are not required to run a takeback program (the law says they "may"); manufacturers without an approved program pay a higher registration fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- WVDEP REAP: Recycling and Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- WVDEP lists the CED brands whose manufacturers run approved free takeback programs; many offer free mail-back labels. Checked October 26, 2026.
- WVDEP: Covered Electronic Device Manufacturer and Retailer Compliance Information (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
- The CED law registers manufacturers, checks whether they run a takeback program free to the public, and funds county and municipal recycling grants. Checked October 26, 2026.
- W. Va. Code §22-15-7: Special provision for residential solid waste disposal (opens in new tab) · West Virginia Legislature
- Every commercial and public landfill must offer one day a month when a non-hauler may dispose of up to one pickup truckload of residential solid waste free of all charges. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The free monthly load is up to one pickup truckload; out-of-state residents qualify only if their state offers West Virginians the same. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hancock County Commission: Bulky Goods Collection (opens in new tab) · Hancock County Commission
- Under Public Service Commission rules, every regulated solid waste hauler must offer monthly bulky goods collection to all households in its territory. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulky goods service includes refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, microwave ovens and other appliances, televisions, home computers and furniture. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Haulers must mail residential customers the bulky goods schedule once a year; residents should ask their hauler for it. Checked October 26, 2026.
- City of Wheeling: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Wheeling
- Wheeling sanitation takes furniture, televisions, mattresses, box springs and couches as bulk items, one large item per week. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bulk items go where regular weekly household trash is set out and are collected on the same truck and day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The Sanitation and Recycling Divisions serve Wheeling residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
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