Virginia Beach residents can recycle electronics free at the city's Landfill and Resource Recovery Center on Jake Sears Road, Tuesday to Saturday, with one exception the city spells out: nothing with a cathode ray tube. CRT TVs and monitors need a retailer, a manufacturer program or a private recycler instead. Rechargeable and lithium batteries go to the same site; alkaline batteries go in the trash. Best Buy and Staples take small items free any day, and Virginia's 2008 Computer Recovery and Recycling Act makes computer manufacturers offer free take-back. Every address, hour and rule below was checked against the source on 25 and 26 August 2026.
City of Virginia Beach: Landfill and Resource Recovery Center
| Detail | |
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| Address | 1985 Jake Sears Road, Virginia Beach |
| Hours | Tuesday to Saturday, 7 am to 4:30 pm |
| Electronics | Accepted for e-cycling free for residents, except anything containing a cathode ray tube (CRT) |
| Batteries | Lithium-ion, rechargeable and nickel-cadmium batteries accepted (they cannot go in the trash); alkaline batteries are not accepted for recycling and go in the trash |
| Also free | Household hazardous waste and scrap metal for residents |
The city asks you to delete personal information and remove batteries before dropping off electronics, because batteries are recycled separately. The West Neck Recycling Center at 2500 West Neck Road (Monday to Saturday 7 am to 4:30 pm, (757) 385-4650) is the city's recycling drop-off for curbside-type recyclables; use Jake Sears Road for electronics unless the city tells you otherwise. Public Works' Waste Management office is at 3024 Holland Road. The Landfill and Resource Recovery Center's own web page was returning a server error when we checked, so the hours above come from the Public Works trash and recycling index page.
Retail drop-off in Virginia Beach: 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 |
Private recyclers in Hampton Roads
| Recycler | Address | Notes |
|---|
| Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) | Virginia Beach facility, R2v3, RIOS and ITAR certified | Business and institutional recycling with DoD-standard data destruction; ATR's national site states it is not currently accepting materials from residential customers |
| ShredTronics | 1437 Sams Drive #103, Chesapeake, (757) 274-0053 | Listed by Bing Places as a recycling center; its website was unavailable when we checked, so call before you go |
Older directories list only Shred Nations document-shredding counters inside UPS Stores in Virginia Beach; those are paper services, not electronics drop-offs.
What Virginia law says
The Virginia Computer Recovery and Recycling Act (2008) requires manufacturers selling computer equipment in the state to run recovery programs for their own brand of desktops, laptops and monitors at no charge to consumers. It does not cover TVs and it does not ban electronics from landfills, which is why the city can accept most electronics but chooses to exclude CRTs, and why a CRT television is the hardest item to move in Virginia Beach.
TVs in Virginia Beach
- Flat-screen: the Landfill and Resource Recovery Center free (no CRT), or Best Buy up to 50 inches with a possible fee.
- CRT (tube) TV or monitor: not accepted by the city. Use the manufacturer's take-back program if the brand still runs one, a private recycler such as ShredTronics (call first), or hold it for a retailer or community collection event.
- Working TV: sell or donate it; the city's page links CHKD Thrift, Goodwill, Salvation Army and Samaritan House for working electronics.
Before you drop off a computer or phone
The city's own advice is to delete all personal information first. Sign out of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung accounts, back up, then factory reset; pull or overwrite an old spinning hard drive. 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. Broken devices can be priced with the Scrap Value Calculator.
Nearby cities
Sources
- City of Virginia Beach Public Works, Alternative Disposal Options (pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/alternative-disposal-options), electronics and battery rules, donation options, checked 26 August 2026
- City of Virginia Beach Public Works, Trash and Recycling index (pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling), facility addresses and hours, checked 26 August 2026; the Landfill and Resource Recovery Center page itself returned a server error
- Advanced Technology Recycling, Virginia Beach page and national residential policy (atrecycle.com), checked 25 and 26 August 2026
- eCycling Central state e-waste law dataset, Virginia entry (Computer Recovery and Recycling Act, 2008), checked 26 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 Virginia Beach and Chesapeake recycling centers, checked 26 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I recycle electronics for free in Virginia Beach?
At the City of Virginia Beach Landfill and Resource Recovery Center, 1985 Jake Sears Road, Tuesday to Saturday 7 am to 4:30 pm, which accepts electronics from residents free except anything with a cathode ray tube. Best Buy and Staples also take laptops, phones, tablets and cables free during store hours.
Does Virginia Beach take old CRT TVs?
No. The city's e-cycling accepts electronics with the exception of anything containing a cathode ray tube. For a tube TV or monitor, use the manufacturer's take-back program, a private recycler, or a retailer event; Best Buy takes flat-panel TVs up to 50 inches but does not list CRTs.
Can I recycle batteries at the Virginia Beach landfill?
Lithium-ion, rechargeable and nickel-cadmium batteries, yes, and they must not go in the trash. Alkaline batteries are not accepted for recycling; the city says to put them in the trash because they no longer contain mercury. Remove batteries from devices before dropping the devices off.
Is there an electronics recycling law in Virginia?
Virginia's Computer Recovery and Recycling Act (2008) requires computer manufacturers to offer free recovery of their own desktops, laptops and monitors. It does not cover TVs and there is no landfill ban on household electronics, so the city's free drop-off and retailer programs do the rest.
Where can I donate working electronics in Virginia Beach?
The city's disposal page lists CHKD Thrift Stores, Goodwill, the Salvation Army and Samaritan House for gently used electronics and household items. Wipe your data and sign out of your accounts before donating.
