E-Waste Event scheduled for November 14 at Westwood

The Division of Environmental Resilience & Sustainability (DoERS) will partner to host the Fall 2026 Electronics Waste Collection Event on November 14, 2026. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Westwood Aquatic Center parking lot, 1017 Fairway Drive.

All are welcome to the drive-through style event to properly dispose of electronic waste. No prior registration is required. Personal data will be wiped clear by the R2v3 certified contractor, United Electronic Recycling.

While event organizers share "anything with a cord!" is generally accepted, items common for drop-off include:

• Televisions
• Copiers/Scanners/Printers
• Fax Machines
• Laptops/Tablets
• Ipods/MP3 Players
• Audio/Video Equipment
• PC Speakers
• Keyboards
• VCR/DVD/CD Players
• Modems/Hard Drives
• Cell phone/Telephones
• Computer Monitors

The purpose of the event - which has been ongoing since 2020 - is to prevent toxic pollution out of landfills where it can leach into soils and groundwater or from incineration where harmful fumes can be emitted; to recover precious and rare materials instead of mining virgin ores; to protect infrastructure and people by keeping potentially flammable materials out of trash and recycling trucks and other infrastructure; and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which are higher from manufacturing new electronics from scratch than from processing and reusing recovered materials.

Last year, more than 70,000 pounds of electronic waste was collected at the event to be disposed of safely.

Questions can be directed to [email protected].

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