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What we take

If it plugs in or runs on a battery, bring it.

We take the whole category, not the profitable parts of it. Working, dead, ancient, water-damaged — it all gets processed the same way. Below is the full list, what carries a screen fee, and the short list of things we genuinely can’t handle.

Accepted electronics

No minimum for drop-off. No sorting required — bring it in whatever box it’s already in.

Computers & networking

  • Desktops, laptops, Chromebooks
  • Servers & rack equipment
  • Switches, routers, firewalls
  • External drives, NAS units

Monitors, displays & TVs Per-unit fee

  • Computer monitors — $10 each
  • TVs 30"–49" — $15 each
  • TVs 50" or larger — $20 each
  • Plasmas & CRTs (any size) — $20 each

Fee applies to both pickup and drop-off. Covers safe handling & responsible disposal of leaded glass and hazardous components.

Phones, tablets & accessories

  • Smartphones (all conditions)
  • Tablets & e-readers
  • Chargers & cables
  • Printers, scanners, copiers

Appliances & small motors

  • Microwaves, toasters, blenders
  • Vacuums, coffee machines
  • Power tools & battery packs
  • Window A/C units

Office electronics

  • Phone systems & VoIP hardware
  • Projectors & conference gear
  • Point-of-sale terminals
  • UPS / battery backups

Specialty & the weird stuff

  • Arcade & gaming hardware
  • Medical electronics (non-biohazard)
  • Anything else with a circuit board
  • Ask us — odds are we take it
Heads up on appliances: Anything appliance-sized or larger (full-size fridge, washer, dryer, etc.) must be disclosed before pickup so we arrive with a trailer instead of just the truck. Drop-offs of large appliances are fine at our Asheville location.

Screens carry a small fee

Displays are the one category that costs money to process rather than making it. Leaded CRT glass and panel recycling both carry real downstream cost, so screens are priced separately. Everything else on this page is covered by the pickup rate.

Screen & TV disposal fees

Monitors, TVs, plasmas, and CRTs carry a per-unit recycling fee on top of your pickup or drop-off — leaded glass and hazardous components require special handling and EPA-compliant disposal.

Computer monitor
$10/ea
Any size, any type
TV, 30"–49"
$15/ea
Flat-screen LCD / LED / OLED
TV, 50" or larger
$20/ea
Flat-screen LCD / LED / OLED
Plasma or CRT
$20/ea
Any size TV or monitor

Fees apply equally to individual and business customers. For pickups, these are in addition to the $99 individual pickup fee. For businesses with 25+ items, screen fees are the only cost for that portion of your load.

Add-ons & extras

Optional services available on top of your pickup. All prices include tax and labor.

Certificate of Destruction$25 per drive

Individually serialized certificate per drive or device for audit, compliance, or your own records. Required for HIPAA / regulated data in most cases.

Rush or out-of-radius pickupQuoted

Outside the 10-mile radius, or need it done faster than our standard scheduling window? Get a quote — we'll take care of it.

Before you hand over a phone or tablet

This is the single most common problem we run into, and it is unfixable after the fact.

⚠ Stop — do this first

Log out of your Apple ID or Google account BEFORE you recycle your phone.

If you hand us a phone that's still signed into iCloud or a Google account, it's Activation Locked (Apple) or FRP-locked (Google's Factory Reset Protection). The device can't be reset, can't be resold, and can't be reused by anyone — its reuse value drops to zero. A perfectly working phone becomes a paperweight and ends up shredded for scrap metal when it didn't need to be.

iPhone / iPad Settings → [your name at top] → Sign Out.
Then Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone → Erase All Content and Settings.
Android phones & tablets Settings → Accounts (or Passwords & Accounts) → Google → Remove Account.
Then Settings → System → Reset options → Erase all data (factory reset).

Forgot the password? Deal with it before you wipe the phone — once it's factory-reset with the account still attached, recovery is nearly impossible without the original credentials, and even Apple and Google support can't always help.

What we can’t take

Short list, and we’ll usually know somewhere that can.

Large appliances

Fridges, washers, dryers, ranges. Sealed-refrigerant units need certified recovery we don’t do in-house — ask and we’ll point you somewhere.

Smoke detectors

Ionizing detectors contain a sealed radioactive source. Most manufacturers take them back by mail.

Fluorescent tubes & bulbs

Mercury-containing lamps go through a household hazardous waste program, not an electronics recycler.

Damaged lithium batteries

Swollen, punctured or burned cells are a fire risk in transit. Call first — don’t put one in a box with other gear.

Not sure about something? Call us or mention it in the pickup form — it’s a two-minute answer and it beats hauling it twice.

Got a load ready?

Households are $99 flat, any size. Businesses with 25+ items are free, manifest included. Drop-offs are always free — just call first.

Free business pickups$99 flat rate for households
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