AMS/d.b.a. RetirePC

Located in N.Glenville Drive Richardson, TX, AMS/d.b.a. RetirePC provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across Texas.

Services offered

Donation Program Recycling Refurbishment Resale

What it costs

Most consumer drop-offs are free for typical household quantities, with possible fees on CRT TVs, large appliances, and commercial-quantity loads. Call ahead to confirm.

Texas e-waste law

Texas's Computer Equipment Recycling Program (Health & Safety Code Chapter 361, Subchapter Y) (2007) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer takeback (computers); separate TV law and covers computer equipment, including monitors, laptops, desktops; TVs covered separately under TV Recycling Act 2011.

Fee structure: Free to households; manufacturer-funded

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per violation per day

Key requirements: Manufacturers must offer convenient, free takeback for own-brand computers from households. TV manufacturers separately required to recycle 80% of TVs sold in TX.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Camera (700g typical) - recoverable: 0.08g gold, 0.45g silver, 55g copper, 220g aluminium
• Drone (950g typical) - recoverable: 0.045g gold, 0.35g silver, 95g copper, 320g aluminium
• E-reader (195g typical) - recoverable: 0.025g gold, 0.2g silver, 12g copper, 28g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Preparing your e-waste:** factory-reset phones, tablets, and laptops before drop-off (most facilities will not perform data wiping for you). Bag loose batteries separately. Bring proof of residency if the program is municipality-funded. Check whether the site accepts the specific item you're bringing - acceptance varies widely.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.