C3 is no longer accepting materials.
Below are several other convenient drop-off options for electronics and other items.
OCRRA would like to say thank you to the residents of Onondaga County for their enthusiastic recycling efforts at C3. While open, OCRRA collected over 1.7 million pounds of electronics and over 700,000 pounds of books at C3 for recycling!
Electronics
Do you have electronics from a business? Click here to find out about your disposal options.
Residents may contact one of these organizations for electronics* recycling - some accept televisions**, call for details:
Best Buy (All local stores), Accepts electronics including TVs; some size restrictions apply. There is a $10 fee, but you receive a $10 Best Buy Gift Card for recycling.
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050
Computer Gallery (East Syracuse), 459-6150
Accepts all electronics. $10 fee for TVs, but you receive a $10 voucher for an online purchase. Some restrictions apply. Call for details.
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse; located in the same building as Village Office Supply), 463-1112
Accepts electronics including TVs; some fees apply, except on Sony, Zenith, LG, and GoldStar electronics, which are accepted for FREE.
Northeast Surplus & Materials (Syracuse), 476-4025 (No TVs)
OC Management (Syracuse), 458-3242
Radio Shack Accepts certain electronics via mail for trade-in value. Click here for details.
Salvation Army (Syracuse),
445-0520, ext. 320
Only accepts items in working condition / recent vintage; no older computer monitors, only accepts flat screen monitors. Call for more information.
Staples (participating stores, restrictions apply; call for more info.)
Some of the locations listed above accept televisions, others do not. Please call to confirm and to acquire pricing information, if applicable.
If you have electronics, in good working condition (including TVs),
an alternate "disposal" option, is to offer them for free to the local community for reuse. How you ask? Try an online material exchange sites. Check out the sites listed here, such as AroundAgain, ReUseIt or Freecycle and give your electronics a new home!
Both use the power of the internet to connect people who have things they need to get rid of (such as working televisions), with people who can use them. Sign up to become a member (it’s free) and join thousands of other local residents who are using the internet to keep materials out of the trash.
* Wherever you dispose of you old computer, it is a good idea to destroy your hard drive so your personal information doesn't find its way into someone else's hands. You can wipe your hard drive of information using software and / or physically destroy it by drilling holes through the hard drive.
** NOTE: If you have a TV that is 8 years old or newer and still works, please help our community and donate it to the Salvation Army.
Call 445-0520, ext. 320. Thank you!
OCRRA has scheduled two Electronics Collection Days:
These events are for household items only. You must complete a Household Electronics Certification Form in advance and bring it to the event.
Aug. 7, 2010
8 AM-Noon at Ley Creek Transfer Station
Nov. 6, 2010
8 AM-Noon at Ley Creek Transfer Station
No registration is necessary, but you must print and fill out the Household Electronics Certification Form in advance and bring it to the event.
FEES:
Each television, monitor and laptop = $10. CASH ONLY.
This event is for household materials only; business items are not accepted. Click here for business options.
Acceptable Items
- Audio / Video Equipment: (CD players, radios, stereos, DVD players, VCRs, video game consoles)
- Batteries (non-automobile)
- Cables, wires and power cords
- Circuitry (circuit boards)
- Computers / laptops (including all associated peripherals and hardware)
- Keyboards / mice
- Modems / routers / hubs
- Monitors
- Printers, fax machines, scanners, copiers, typewriters
- Telecommunication equipment (cellular phones, pagers, landline telephones, answering machines)
- Televisions
- UPSs (Uninterrupted Power Supplies)
Unacceptable* Items
- Appliances (e.g. washers, dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, stoves, etc.)
- Dehumidifiers
- Fans
- Food processors
- Irons
- Microwaves
- Small, gas-powered equipment
- Vacuum cleaners
- Yard equipment
* Electric Items are not necessarily electronic; this event is for electronic items only.
Recycling Options (for BUSINESSES):
Contact the vendors below for year-round disposal fees.
ELECTRONICS (not including TVs)
Bruin Computer Trading (Liverpool), 410-0050
Northeast Surplus & Materials (Syracuse), 476-4025
OC Management (Syracuse), 458-3242
Regional Computer Recycling & Recovery (Rochester), 888-563-1340 Ext. 22
TELEVISIONS and ELECTRONICS
Computer Gallery (East Syracuse), 459-6150
Newtech Recycling (Syracuse), 463-1112
Salvation Army (Syracuse), 445-0520, ext. 320 (Only accepts items in working condition / recent vintage; no older computer monitors, only accepts flat screen monitors. Call for more information.)
Maven Technologies, LLC (Rochester), 800-609-2435
ecoInternational (Binghamton), 800-711-6010
Waste Management, www.wmescraptracker.com/
When dropping your electronics off to ANY location, it is important to find out what is happening to your materials, so you can be assured they are being handled in an environmentally friendly manner. Click here for more information on what questions to ask.
This list of recyclers has been compiled as a public service, but please note that inclusion in the list does not constitute an endorsement or approval by OCRRA, or provide any assurances with regard to the quality of services provided or the facility's environmental compliance history.
Fluorescent Bulbs
Batteries
Current Federal regulations require batteries to be separated in a new way. Click here for details and drop-off locations.
Books
Donate books in good condition to local libraries or charities. Click here for more information.
Cell Phones
Click here to read about ways to recycle your cell phone in Onondaga County.
Smoke Detectors
If you are unable to return these to the original manufacturer, please bring them to any of OCRRA’s Household Hazardous Waste Days.
