Recycling Fees
(inquire about free recycling for some items through the CHOOSE TO RE-USE Partnership & e-CYCLE Washington programs)
Price breaks for larger quantities of equipment are available - please inquire - free, no-commitment onsite estimates available.
Minimum pickup fee of $50 depending upon location.
Computer Technology
Computers Units (Towers/CPUS) : free (requires eligibility for the e-CYCLE WA program - please inquire for our non-covered rates)
Servers: free (requires eligibility for the e-Cycle WA program)
Monitors (CRT/LCD): free (requires eligibility for the e-CYCLE WA program)
Laptops: no charge
Keyboards: no charge
Mice: no charge
Computer speakers: no charge
Printers / Imaging
Inkjet Printers: $5 and up
Laserjet Printers: $10 and up (depending upon size and weight)
Dot Matrix: $5 each and up (depending upon size and weight)
Scanners: $5 and up (depending upon size and weight)
Inkjet cartridges: no charge
Cell Phones / Handhelds
Cell Phones, pagers and accessories: no charge
PDAs/Pocket PCs: no charge
Media
Software: no charge
Media - CDs, floppy disks, jewel cases: $0.45 per lb.
Magnetic Tapes - VHS, Beta, Data: $0.45 per lb.
Batteries
APS UPS battery backups: $10 and up (depending upon size and weight)
Lead acid - $1.00 per lb.
NiCD (rechargeable), alkaline, lithium batteries - $1.25 per lb.
must be sorted and insulated
(please insulate batteries by taping the positive contact with electrical, masking or scotch tape)
Unsorted, non-insulated batteries - $3.50 per lb.
Scrap
Separated wire, cables, copper: no charge
Separated loose parts, circuit boards, steel or aluminum: no charge
Cardboard boxes and packing material: no charge
Mixed electronic material: $0.25 per lb.
Audio/Visual
VCRS/CD/DVD/Stereo units : no charge
Stereo speakers: no charge
TVs
free (requires eligibility for the e-CYCLE WA program - please inquire for our non-covered rates)
Office - Phone/Copier/Fax Equipment
Office phones/phone systems: no charge
Fax machines: $10 and up (depending upon size and weight)
Desktop Copiers: $10 and up (depending upon size and weight)
Toner: $2 per cartridge
Typewriters: $15 and up
Floor Model Copiers: $200
Household Appliances
Microwaves: $15 each
Toasters/ Toaster Ovens: $10 each
Portable/Household phones: $3 each
Fluorescent Bulbs
Straight Tubes: $0.10 per ft.
CFL bulbs: $1 each
U-Tubes: $1 each
Most HID (check for pricing): $2 each
Ballasts: $0.50 per lb.
Pickup Fees
Seattle Area: $50
Eastside/Northend/Southend: $75
Other Areas: Please Inquire
We do not accept coffee pots, irons, or vacuum cleaners.
3R Technology is proud to announce the Jan 1, 2009 launch of the new CHOOSE TO RE-USE partnership.
This new partnership complements the e-Cycle Washington program, and is available for households, non-profits, school districts, small governments and for-profit organizations with fewer than 50 employees. We urge you to consider submitting your old computers and laptops to the CHOOSE TO RE-USE program in order for them to be considered for the best possible form of recycling: Reuse!
CFL Recycling
Puget Sound area Bartell Drugs locations now accept CFL bulbs for recycling for free. Click here for more information.