What Gets Recycled — and What Doesn't
NC state law prohibits certain electronics from landfills. Here's an honest breakdown of where things go.
- Computers and laptops
- Monitors (CRT and flat screen)
- TVs (LCD, plasma, CRT)
- Printers and copiers
- Cell phones and tablets
- Keyboards, mice, cables
- Broken CRT screens (hazmat)
- Alkaline batteries (separate dropoff)
- Smoke detectors
- Fluorescent tubes (mercury)
- Fire extinguishers