Electric Cords & Cables Recycling For Your Home Or Apartment

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How To Recycle Electric Cords & Cables With WasteNot

  • Fill Up

    Throw all your electric cords & cables in the mailer that WasteNot will deliver after you order a bag on the WasteNot Shop.

    This service is only available to WasteNot’s residential members at this time.

  • Leave Out

    Leave your full bag out on your next compost service day once it is full and our team will come by to pick it up.

    The cords collected by WasteNot are stripped for copper and other recyclable metals to ensure their individual components get a second life.

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What Electric Cords & Cables can be recycled?

    • Phone charging cables

    • Computer charing cables

    • HDMI, VGA, DVI and other monitor/video cables

    • AUX and audio cables

    • USB/MicroUSB/Thunderbolt cables

    • Extension cords

    • Ethernet cords

    • Fiber-optic and coaxial cables

  • Common Contaminants:

    • Phones, tablets, laptops and other personal electronics (check out our Personal Electronics recycling bag!)

    • Large power adapters (these can also be recycled through our Personal Electronics recycling bag!)

    • Light bulbs

    • Batteries

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Why recycle Electric Cords & Cables?

  • Separating soft plastics allows for greater retention of the material. It can be properly reused or recycled, minimizing the amount of plastic sent to landfills. By reducing the presence of plastic in landfills, you can prevent the pollution of land, rivers, and oceans too!

  • Recycling electric cords and cables also reduces consumption of raw materials and conserves resources. It allows for new electronics materials to be made, without using up more resources.

    The cords collected by WasteNot are stripped for copper and other recyclable metals to ensure their individual components get a second life.

  • Reliable and sustainable soft plastic recycling pickup with our 100% electric vehicles.

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FAQ’s

  • You can request a collection of plastic film recycling in the WasteNot Shop! Simply add a bag to your order and it will be dropped off on your next service date, to return at your convenience.

  • This service is an add-on to your current compost service. You can select a one-time bag through the WasteNot Shop to begin recycling your electric cords & cables.

  • You can see our full list of our electric cords & cable recycling do’s and don’ts here.

  • The cords collected by WasteNot are stripped for copper and other recyclable metals to ensure their individual components get a second life.

  • No! Once you receive your recycling bag, WasteNot will collect the full bag on any of your following service days. Just leave the full bag out with your compost bucket and we'll take it from there.