E-Tech Recycling

Based in Beaverton, OR, E-Tech Recycling forms part of Oregon's network of electronics-recycling drop-off points listed in the eCycling Central directory.

Services offered

Recycling

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.

Oregon e-waste law

Oregon's Oregon E-Cycles Program (ORS 459A.305-355) (2007) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer responsibility and covers computers, monitors, TVs, printers.

Fee structure: Free for households, small businesses, and nonprofits up to 7 items per visit

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

Key requirements: Landfill ban since 2010. Free drop-off at every collection site within 10 miles of 95% of population.

Source: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• Refrigerator (90000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.1g silver, 3800g copper, 4500g aluminium
• Washing machine (75000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.15g silver, 5200g copper, 2900g aluminium
• Dishwasher (35000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.08g silver, 2800g copper, 1850g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

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.