Next Step Recycling

Located in Avenue Eugene, OR, Next Step Recycling provides electronics recycling services for residents and businesses across Oregon.

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.

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:

• LED light bulb (60g typical) - recoverable: 0.001g gold, 0.01g silver, 2.5g copper, 18g aluminium
• Air conditioner (50000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.2g silver, 4500g copper, 8500g aluminium
• Refrigerator (90000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.1g silver, 3800g copper, 4500g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Quick checklist before you go:** confirm the location's hours by phone, back up and erase any device with storage, separate batteries from devices, and verify whether the site charges for items like CRT monitors or microwaves. Drop-off rules can change without notice.

Used electronics still hold recoverable value: gold connectors, copper bus bars, palladium in catalytic surfaces, and aluminium cases. Responsible recycling sends those materials back into the supply chain instead of into landfill.

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