Vermont's free E-Cycles Program has over 90 collection sites

The holidays are here along with the busiest shopping days of the year. In all the excitement of buying and receiving gifts this holiday season, don’t forget to properly dispose of your old items. Amongst this year’s top gifts are likely to be TVs, laptops, computers, and computer assessories, along with all the other latest electonic toys and devices. When disposing of electronics, remember that electronics don’t belong in your trash. Instead, use one of more than 90 drop off locations in the state that participate in the Vermont E-Cycles Program.
The Vermont State E-Cycles Program provides free drop-off for the collection of computers, monitors, televisions, printers, and computer peripherals (e.g., mouse, keyboard, scanner) from Vermont Households, 501c3 Charities, School Districts and Small Businesses with 10 or fewer employees. Other electronic devices, such as stereos, MP3 players, cell phones, and other electronics will also be accepted at these locations for a small fee.
As of today, over 90 collection sites and special collection events have partnered with the Program, with more expected to sign up to offer a convenient set of collection locations as required by the State Standard Plan. To date, the Program has collected nearly 2.1 million pounds of recyclable electronic devices, with a goal of collecting over three million pounds by the end of next June.
Prompted by legislation, this ongoing collection Program has permanent, year-round collection locations statewide. The free service is available for Vermont covered entities to drop-off any of the specific covered devices listed above at any one of the existing locations across the state.
The Northeast Resource Recovery Association and its partners, the Association of Vermont Recyclers and Good Point Recycling in Middlebury were selected from a competitive State RFP process in late April based on their ability to provide oversight and transparency to a very detailed tracking process required for the State of Vermont’s Manufacturer-funded E-Cycles Program.
Many recyclers are providing data destruction services to covered entities. However, it is the responsibility of the owner of the electronic device to ensure the security of any personal data on the device.
Source: Northeast Resource Recovery Association, 12-16-2011