Phoenix has no state e-waste law and no dedicated city e-waste site, so the free routes are private: Phoenix Computer Recycle takes every consumer electronic free, no appointment, six days a week at 4727 E. Bell Road; Westech Recyclers does the same on weekdays at 220 S. 9th Street; AZ StRUT takes donations in Tempe. The City of Phoenix's two transfer stations accept TVs, with the first two CRT sets per household each month free. Best Buy and Staples take small items free. Every address, hour and fee below was checked against the source on 25 August 2026.
Free walk-in drop-offs in Phoenix
| Recycler | Address | Hours | What is free |
|---|
| Phoenix Computer Recycle (R2v3, NAID AAA) | 4727 E. Bell Rd, Suite 65, Phoenix, AZ 85032 (SW corner of Tatum and Bell), (480) 447-7356 | Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm; Saturday 8 am to 12 pm | Everything with a plug or a battery: computers, laptops, tablets, phones, monitors of all sizes, printers, consoles, cables, batteries, UPS units, hard drives, small appliances with circuit boards. Free NIST 800-88 data wipe on every device with storage; certificate on request. Call ahead for 10 or more items |
| Phoenix Computer Recycle, Scottsdale | 7707 E. Acoma Dr, Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 | Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm | Same list as above |
| Westech Recyclers (a Full Circle Electronics company, since 1999) | 220 S. 9th St, Suite 400A, Phoenix, AZ 85034, (602) 256-7626 | Donation drop-off Monday to Thursday 7 am to 3 pm, Friday 7 am to 2 pm; retail store Monday to Friday 9 am to 3 pm | Free drop-off of items on its accepted list, free hard-drive wiping, free residential pickup for 10 or more items. Westech also runs a resale store for refurbished electronics |
| AZ StRUT (Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology, since 1998) | 3025 S. 48th St, Suite 102, Tempe, AZ 85282, (480) 222-4066 | Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to 2 pm | Donations of almost any electronics, working or not; students refurbish equipment for schools and non-profits. Partner drop-offs at Batteries Plus and Data Doctors stores; pickup for large donations |
Phoenix Computer Recycle's own page makes the point that matters here: with no state program, most Valley residents think their only free option is a once-a-year municipal event. It is not. Three private sites are open most of the week.
Other recyclers that show in Bing Places for central Phoenix, not verified by us for residential terms: Agape Computer and Electronics Recycling (2218 N 21st Ave), Electronics Recycling LLC (3334 W McDowell Rd), Electronic Recycling Services (3101 W Thomas Rd) and STS Electronic Recycling (7301 N 16th St, business-focused). Call before you go. Several names in older directories, including E-Waste Harvesters, Global Electronic Recycling and Intechra, no longer have working websites.
City of Phoenix transfer stations: TVs and the two-CRT rule
The city runs two transfer stations, and residential solid-waste customers can bring up to one ton of material each calendar month at no charge with a City Services bill and photo ID.
| Station | Address | Hours |
|---|
| 27th Avenue Transfer Station | 3060 S. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85009 (south of Lower Buckeye Rd) | Monday to Friday 5:30 am to 5 pm; Saturday 6 am to 3 pm; closed Sunday |
| North Gateway Transfer Station | 30205 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85085 (half a mile northeast of the Dixileta Dr exit, I-17 exit 220) | Same hours |
Both stations accept CRT and non-CRT televisions alongside appliances. Residents may bring two CRT units per household per month free; each CRT after that costs $20 plus disposal at $55 per ton (minimum $40). CRTs are refused from businesses and non-profits. All loads must be tarped; the unsecured-load penalty is $20. Vehicles over 6,000 lb (9,000 lb for residential customers with a bill) need a cash deposit at the scale house.
Household hazardous waste home collection
Phoenix does not run a permanent HHW site. Instead, residential solid-waste customers can book one free home collection per calendar year through the Public Works HHW program (hhwcollection@phoenix.gov). The city's HHW master list includes electronics: computers and hard drives, monitors with unbroken glass, speakers, and lead-acid car batteries. It is useful if you also have paint, pool chemicals or pesticides to clear; for electronics alone the drop-offs above are faster.
Retail drop-off in Phoenix: Best Buy, Staples, Home Depot
| Store | Takes | Cost | Limits |
|---|
| Best Buy | Flat-panel TVs and monitors up to 50 inches, laptops, desktops, phones, cables, hard drives, battery backups, stick and robot vacuums, fans, space heaters | Most items free; Best Buy says "some items may incur a recycling fee" and lists TV and monitor terms by state | Best Buy's page currently states both "up to ten items per household per day" and "limit three items per household per day" in different sections. Residents only, no business equipment, no recalled products |
| Staples | Computers, laptops, tablets, phones, hard drives, routers and modems, small servers, shredders, gaming consoles, cables, ink and toner | Free | No TVs on the accepted list |
| Home Depot and Lowe's | Rechargeable batteries and power-tool packs through Call2Recycle bins | Free | Not a drop-off for computers or TVs |
What Arizona law says
Arizona is one of the states with no electronics recycling or landfill-ban law; it is not among the 25 states with manufacturer take-back or disposal bans. Nothing stops a Phoenix household putting a laptop in the trash except the city's own guidance and the value of the materials. That is also why there is no state-funded collection network and why the private recyclers above matter more here than in Texas, Illinois or Colorado. Businesses are still covered by federal RCRA rules on hazardous components such as CRT glass and batteries.
TVs in Phoenix
- CRT (tube) set: city transfer station, first two per household per month free, then $20 each plus tonnage. Westech and Phoenix Computer Recycle: ask first; Phoenix Computer Recycle lists monitors as always free but does not list TVs.
- Flat-screen up to 50 inches: Best Buy (fee may apply) or a city transfer station (non-CRT TVs are accepted; the one-ton monthly allowance covers it).
- Working TV: sell or donate it before recycling. AZ StRUT will put a working set to use.
Before you drop off a computer or phone
Both Phoenix Computer Recycle and Westech wipe drives free, and Phoenix Computer Recycle will issue a certificate. Even so, sign out of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung accounts, back up what you need and factory reset before you go; the city transfer stations make no promise about your data. Our factory reset guide covers every major device.
Is it worth money instead?
A working phone, tablet or laptop under about six years old usually has a buyer. Check this month's buyback prices in the Trade-In Price Index or run your model through the Device Value Checker before recycling it. Broken devices can be priced with the Scrap Value Calculator.
Nearby cities
Sources
- Phoenix Computer Recycle, Free Residential Electronics Drop-Off page (phoenixcomputerrecycle.com/services/residential-drop-off), addresses, hours, accepted items and data-wipe policy, checked 25 August 2026
- Westech Recyclers, Residential Electronics Recycling and Contact pages (westechrecyclers.com), address and drop-off hours, checked 25 August 2026
- AZ StRUT (azstrut.org), Tempe address, hours and partner drop-offs, checked 25 August 2026
- City of Phoenix Public Works, Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility page (phoenix.gov), locations, hours, free monthly allowance, CRT rule and fees, checked 25 August 2026
- City of Phoenix Public Works, Household Hazardous Waste Collection page and HHW Master List (PDF), checked 25 August 2026
- eCycling Central state e-waste law dataset (25 states with laws; Arizona not among them), and ERI US legislation map, checked 25 August 2026
- Best Buy, Electronics and Appliances Recycling program page, checked 25 August 2026
- Staples, Recycling Services in-store accepted items list, checked 25 August 2026
- Bing Places listings for Phoenix recycling centers, checked 25 August 2026
