Electronic Waste Collection Events

Wayne County will offer several electronic waste collection days in 2011 that are available at no cost to all Wayne County residents and small businesses (10 or fewer employees). The locations are listed below with the location closest to Plymouth Township highlighted.

All collections run from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted.

August 6, 2011 City of Northville DPW 650 Doheny Northville

October 1, 2011 Henry Ford Centennial Library 16301 Michigan Avenue Dearborn

October 15, 2011 City of Livonia DPW 12973 Farmington Road Livonia

October 22, 2011 Wayne County Community College Western Campus 9555 Haggerty Road Belleville

Acceptable Items:

Computers, TV’s, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, keyboards and mice, laptops, printers, fax machines, copiers, VCR’s, DVD players, microwaves, stereos, speakers, computer parts, telephones, cell phones, game consoles, miscellaneous cables, mp3 players, etc. No other household appliances will be accepted.


Contact Wayne County for more information at 734-326-3936


Why should I recycle my old electronics?

Electronic products are made from valuable resources and highly engineered materials, including metals, plastics, and glass, all of which require energy to mine and manufacture them. Reusing and recycling consumer electronics conserves our natural resources and avoids air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing virgin materials.

For example:

Recycling one million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 US homes in a year.

One metric ton of circuit boards can contain 40 to 800 times the concentrations of gold ore mined in the US and 30-40 times the concentration of copper ore mined in the US.

Consumer electronics may be responsible for 40% of the lead found in landfills.
(US EPA-www.epa.gov)