Throwplace.com

Throwplace.com is one of the recycling services tracked by eCycling Central in Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC, accepting consumer electronics and other e-waste.

Services offered

Donation Program Recycling Refurbishment

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.

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• Tablet (480g typical) - recoverable: 0.06g gold, 0.55g silver, 38g copper, 95g aluminium
• Desktop computer (9500g typical) - recoverable: 0.38g gold, 2.0g silver, 1450g copper, 480g aluminium
• Monitor (5500g typical) - recoverable: 0.08g gold, 0.45g silver, 220g copper, 180g 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.