E-waste (Electronic Waste)
The City of Ottawa no longer accepts Phase 1 electronic waste (e-waste) for disposal as part of its curb-side garbage collection program.
PHASE 1
- Televisions
- Desktop computers and terminals
- Monitors
- Laptop computers
- Desktop printers
- Fax machines
- Disk drives
- CD-ROM drives
- Keyboards and mice
“NEW” PHASE 2
The following items are now collected in the Ontario Electronics Stewardship Program.
- Amplifiers, stereos, speakers, receivers
- Cameras, digital cameras
- Copiers, fax machines, scanners
- Pagers, PDAs
- Radios
- Telephones, cellphones, answering machines
- VCR and DVD players
Phase 1 and Phase 2 materials can be dropped off free of charge but please check the website http://www.dowhatyoucan.ca/Electronics/ for what materials are accepted at each location as there are some restrictions.
Residents who set out Phase 1 e-waste for collection will not have their items collected and will be left with an information notice on how to properly recycle the material through dowhatyoucan.ca.
Did you know?
E-waste accounts for 3000 tonnes or about 300 garbage trucks full of refuse added to our landfills each year. Much of this e-waste consists of steel, glass, copper, aluminum, plastics and precious metals that can be recycled and reused.
