Tools
Free tools to help you recycle, value, and dispose of electronics responsibly. All tools are free to use, no sign-up required.
Recycling Locator
Free tool powered by OpenStreetMap data. Search 300,000+ recycling locations worldwide for electronics, batteries, scrap metal, textiles, and hazardous waste.
Live Global E-Waste Counter
Watch global e-waste accumulate live: 2.22 tonnes every second, broken down by region and device category. Embeddable widget for schools and journalists.
Scrap Value Calculator
See the recoverable copper, gold, palladium, and aluminium value in any device using daily LME spot prices. Updated every 24 hours.
Device Trade-In Value Checker
Check the current trade-in value for 83 popular phones, tablets, laptops, and game consoles. Compares Apple Trade In, Decluttr, Back Market, and more.
ITAD Quote Calculator
Estimate the cost (or refund) of decommissioning 20-10,000+ corporate IT assets. Factors in NIST 800-88 data destruction, R2v3 / e-Stewards compliance, pickup logistics, and resale offset.
Data Destruction Cost Calculator
Calculate per-drive and total cost for certified data destruction: HDD wipe, SSD purge, shredding, degaussing. Includes audit-trail and certificate-of-destruction pricing.
E-Waste Fines Checker
Look up the maximum penalty for illegal e-waste dumping in your jurisdiction. Covers UK Hazardous Waste Regs, US RCRA, EU WEEE, Canada CEPA, Australia state EPAs.
Manufacturer Take-Back Finder
Find the free take-back / mail-back / drop-off recycling programme run by Apple, Samsung, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Sony, Microsoft, and 10 more manufacturers.
E-Waste Carbon Footprint Calculator
Quantify the CO2e impact of recycling vs landfilling your electronics. Includes manufacturing offset credit, transport emissions, and recovered-material value.
About these tools
We build and maintain these tools as part of eCycling Central's editorial mission. The Recycling Locator pulls live OpenStreetMap data. The Device Value Checker compares trade-in offers from the major US/UK programmes. The Scrap Value Calculator uses daily LME spot prices to compute the recoverable material value of common devices. The Live Global E-Waste Counter projects from the UN Global E-Waste Monitor 2024 baseline.
All four tools are free, no sign-up required, no advertising tracking attached to the tool itself. Display ads on the surrounding page are how we fund the site.
Embed any tool on your site
The Live Global E-Waste Counter is fully embeddable - schools, sustainability NGOs, journalists, and researchers can use it on their own page. Get the embed code →
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Working on a recycling-adjacent calculator or lookup that you wish existed? Email hello@ecyclingcentral.com. We add 1-2 tools per quarter based on what's most-requested by users.