MaxBack

MaxBack is one of the recycling services tracked by eCycling Central in East Bayfront Parkway Erie, PA, accepting consumer electronics and other e-waste.

Services offered

Recycling Resale

What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

Pennsylvania e-waste law

Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act (Act 108 of 2010) (2010) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer-funded EPR and covers desktops, laptops, monitors, TVs, computer peripherals, e-readers, tablets.

Fee structure: Free to consumers from manufacturer-funded programs

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $10,000 per day per violation

Key requirements: Landfill ban since 2013 for residential. Manufacturers must achieve annual collection goals.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• 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
• Smart home device (320g typical) - recoverable: 0.018g gold, 0.14g silver, 22g copper, 18g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Before you visit:** call ahead to confirm current accepted items and opening hours. Wipe personal data from any device with a hard drive or storage chip. Remove batteries from devices where possible. Some sites charge fees for CRT TVs, large appliances, or commercial-quantity drop-offs.

Modern integrated smelters (Aurubis, Umicore, Boliden) can recover the precious metals embedded in circuit boards. Drop-off sites like this one are the first link in that recovery chain.

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