Electronic Recycling Legislation for New York
The New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (Article 27, Title 26 of the Environmental Conservation Law) allows all New York entities to recycle electronic waste (e-waste) in an environmentally sustainable manner at no charge, except for charging for Premium Services stated below. Manufacturers are required to establish and maintain a year-round acceptance program for the collection and recycling or reuse of covered electronic equipment (CEE). Manufacturers of CEE are responsible for the implementation of an acceptance program for end-of-life and/or reuse of e-waste. Manufacturers may operate individually or as a collective with other manufacturers. Manufacturers must register 30 days prior to selling CEE in the state and report annually with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Premium Services
Collection, transportation, and recycling of CEE must be free to all New York Covered Entities except for: for-profit entities with 50 or more full-time employees, not-for-profit corporations with 75 or more full-time employees but not a not-for-profit corporation designated under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, and premium services. Premium services include equipment and data security, refurbishment for reuse by the consumer, and other custom services as determined by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Products that are covered by the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
- Computers (desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with built-in processor)
- Computer Peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives, facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames
- Small Electronic Equipment (portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, electronic or video game consoles – including handheld, projectors with DVD player capability)
- Small Scale Servers
- Televisions
**all the above includes any cables, cords, or wiring permanently affixed to or incorporated into the CEE.
Who is covered by the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
- Individuals, businesses (for-profit or nonprofit)
- Schools (public, private, or parochial)
- School districts
- Board of cooperative educational services
- Governmental entities
IMPORTANT: CONSUMER DATA ON COMPUTER HARDWARE
You are responsible for all confidential data that may be stored on the computer hardware. Before you ship any computer hardware for recycling, you are responsible for: (a) deleting the data on the hard-disk drives and any other storage devices in the products, (b) backing up or transferring any data prior to deletion, and (c) removing any removable media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC cards.
New York CEE can be dropped off at a Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations partner location or at one of the 2025 collection sites (PDF).
Mail-Back
Dynamic’s robust mail-back program covers the cost of shipping, packaging supplies, and certified recycling of CEE. This is available to New York consumers who are eligible for free recycling or reuse and have CEE from a manufacturer listed on our mail-back page or have recently purchased CEE from the listed manufacturers and want to return their old equipment of the same type made by another manufacturer.
To ensure your electronics are eligible to participate in our mail-back program call (877) 781-4030 or email [email protected].
For information about the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act, visit the New York Department of Environmental Conservation website.
