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Electronic Recycling & Confidential Document Shredding

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Electronic Recycling & Confidential Document Shredding

  • Saturday, October 31, 2026, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Event for SENECA COUNTY RESIDENTS

No registration is required. 

Please stay in your vehicle while Seneca Meadows and CCE staff assist in unloading unwanted electronics and confidential documents. Each vehicle will receive a bag filled with recycling information and conservation tips while supplies last.

Blue recycling bins will be available for residents who may need to replace their bin or require a second (or third) for their recycling. Up to 8 blue recycling bins of recycling to be picked up every two weeks.

Electronics will be recycled by Sunnking Sustainable Solutions. Confidential documents/files will be shredded by Shred-Text On-Site Mobile Document Destruction Services.

List of acceptable/unacceptable e-waste items below

You can also CLICK HERE for PDF of acceptable/unacceptable items or go online to:

www.sunnking.com/acceptable-materials-list

Confidential documents include:

  • tax and business records
  • old bills
  • credit card statements
  • medical records
  • papers that contain personal information that you do not want to have public

Do NOT bring junk mail, non-confidential files, newspapers - please put in your home blue bin.

Your confidential documents can contain:

  • rubber bands
  • light paper clips
  • staples
  • be in hanging file folders as all of that can be shredded

Remove binder clips and take papers out of three ring binders.

Acceptable Materials
Computers & Accessories
  • Computers (desktop & laptop)
  • Monitors (flat screen & CRT)
  • Computer accessories (mice, keyboards, webcams, etc.)
  • Cables & IT accessories
  • Storage devices (external hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers, etc.)
  • Computer power supplies
  • Printers (ink & toner cartridges)
  • Gaming devices
  • Network devices
  • Computer peripherals
  • Circuit boards/cards
  • Media speakers
  • Scanners

Office Equipment

  • Copiers & multifunction devices
  • Fax machines
  • Video & audio equipment
  • Phone systems
  • Projection equipment
  • Printers
  • Plotters
  • Security equipment
  • Receivers and transmitters
  • Answering machines

Entertainment Equipment

  • Televisions (flat screen & CRT)
  • Stereo equipment
  • Hi-Fi speakers
  • Video players
  • Digital cameras
  • Video cameras
  • Game consoles
  • Accessories & cables
  • DJ equipment
  • Cable boxes (analog, digital, satellite)

Data Center Equipment

  • Servers
  • Storage arrays
  • Network related equipment
  • Power distribution units
  • Routers and switches
  • Cabling
  • Switchgear
  • Panel board
  • Mainframe computer equipment
  • Motor generator sets
  • Server racks

Mobile Devices

  • Cell phones/smart phones
  • Tablets
  • PDAs
  • MP3 players
  • Cameras

Lab Equipment

  • Defibrillators
  • IV pumps
  • Spectrometers
  • Ultrasound equipment
  • Anesthesia units
  • CPAP machines
  • Portable oxygen concentrators (no O2 tanks)

Common Household Items

  • Rechargeable dry cell batteries (nickel hydride, lithium ion)
  • Small home appliances
  • Microwave ovens
  • GPS units
  • Wires & cables
  • Fitness trackers/smart watches
  • Power tools
  • Christmas lights
  • LED strips
  • Curling irons
  • Fans
  • Vacuums
  • Home Exercise Equipment (ex: treadmill, stationary bikes)
Unnacceptable Materials

Unacceptable Materials

Items that cannot be accepted through this program.

Hazardous or Regulated Materials

  • Devices containing mercury
  • Light bulbs
  • Household hazardous waste
  • Radioactive materials
  • Devices containing PCBs
  • Propane tanks
  • Vaping devices and e-cigarettes
  • Medical sharps

Refrigerant-Bearing / Cooling Appliances

  • A/C units
  • Water coolers
  • Dehumidifiers
  • Refrigerators
  • Wine chillers
  • Other refrigerant-bearing appliances

Damaged or Small Household Batteries

  • Loose or common household batteries (AA, AAA, D, C, button cell, etc.)
  • Damaged batteries
  • Defective batteries
  • Recalled batteries
  • Swollen batteries
  • Burned batteries
  • Leaking batteries

Media & Consumables (Non-electronic)

  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • VHS tapes
  • Cassette tapes
  • Re-manufactured toner
  • Off-brand toner
  • Generic toner
  • Paper for shredding

Other Unacceptable Materials

  • CRT TVs or monitors with broken glass or exposed tubes
  • Gas-powered equipment
  • Large appliances
  • Materials containing liquids
  • Smoke Detectors

*The use, storage, and disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Waste are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Toxic Control Substance Act (TSCA) and 40 CFR, Part 761. Polychlorinated Biphenyls was widely used as a fire retardant and insulator in the manufacture of transformers and capacitors. This use was due to its ability to withstand exceptionally high temperatures. Because of their classification as a human carcinogen, the EPA banned their use in 1979.

If a product was made before 1979, please check the labels to ensure that it does not contain PCBs. Everyday items that may have PCBs include microwaves, ballasts, transformers, capacitors, hydraulic systems, heat transfer systems, air compressors, pumps, gas transmission turbines, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, voltage regulators, switches, electromagnets, circuit breakers, rectifiers, vacuum pumps and x-ray generating devices.

**We accept CRT (tube) TVs and monitors; however, these devices must be intact, cannot be broken, and the plastic back must be in place.

Contact

Brad Ellis
Environment & Natural Resources Educator, M.Ed.
bse29@cornell.edu

Location

North Parking Lot - Seneca County Office Building
1 DiPronio Drive
Waterloo, New York 13165

Last updated September 9, 2026

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