Mark your calendars! The City’s annual Electronics Recycling Event is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Free State High School.
Check back soon for more details on accepted items, location, and drop-off instructions.
The City of Lawrence is committed to making recycling your electronic devices as convenient and environmentally sustainable as possible. Whether you’re looking to dispose of old phones, computers, or any other electronic gadget, our comprehensive Recyclable Materials Directory will guide you to the nearest drop-off sites and recycling options available. The City of Lawrence and Douglas County also hold periodic electronics recycling events for free. Learn more about upcoming and past events down below.
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Electronics Recycling Event 2025
The City of Lawrence is excited to announce the 2025 Electronics Recycling Event!
When: June 21, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Free State High School – 4700 Overland Dr., Lawrence, KS
Who: All Douglas County residents.
More information is coming soon. Stay tuned for updates!
Electronics Recycling Event 2024
Thank you to everyone who came out to our 2024 Electronics Recycling Event. Check out our video from the 2024 event!
Teknix Solutions returned to partner with the City of Lawrence to host the 2024 Electronics Recycling Event. Check out the flyer for the event (PDF).
When: June 8, 2024, from 9 AM to 1 PM
Where: Free State High School – 4700 Overland Dr., Lawrence, KS
Directions: 2024 Event Map (PDF)
- Follow signage to enter off of Overland Dr. (between Wakarusa and Folks Rds.) to the East of the school and then travel North.
- Please stay in your vehicle at all times while on site.
Electronics Recycling Event 2023
Provided by Teknix Solutions – Printable flyers are available here.
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023 Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, May 13, at Free State High School. Early totals show that we collected over 66,480 lbs of electronics! That means that our event kept 66,480 lbs of electronic waste out of landfills.
Check out the video from our 2023 Electronics Recycling Event!
Materials Accepted by Teknix Solutions:
- Anything that uses electricity or has a cord, including, but not limited to:
- computers*, laptops, monitors**, speakers, keyboards, mice, servers,
- printers, microwaves, TVs**, gaming systems,
- light fixtures (not bulbs! see list below), non-PCB ballasts,
- stereos, radios, phones*, audio / visual equipment,
- lab equipment, cables, battery backup systems,
- other small appliances
*Teknix Solutions, a leader in safe electronic disposal, will ensure that all items are processed securely, protecting both your data and the environment. Teknix’s certified equipment handlers ensure that any electronics they receive are securely destroyed on site or wiped clean using NIST 800-88 standards. Teknix’s goal is to keep as much e-waste out of landfills as possible in a safe and secure manner.
**CRT TVs, CRT monitors, and projection TVs will be accepted for a fee: $40/each for all sizes of CRT TVs, CRT Monitors, and Projection TVs. Teknix will accept CASH only!
Materials Not Accepted by Teknix Solutions:
- All media, VHS Tapes, CDs, DVDs
- Vapes, vape pens, e-cigarettes
- Fire alarms, smoke detectors, thermometers
- All light bulbs, PCB ballasts
- Chemicals of any kind and household batteries (Lawrence residents may make an appointment to take these items to Household Hazardous Waste)
- Tires, furniture
- Large appliances, and devices containing Freon, such as refrigerators
E- Waste Events History
Since 2008, the City of Lawrence and Douglas County have hosted periodic electronics recycling events, inviting customers to drop off their recyclable electronics free of charge.
Years 2008-2018 in the table below reflect the combined totals from two electronics recycling events per year. Totals from years 2020-2023 were from one event per year. Events that also collected paper for shredding are in parenthesis.
| Year |
Pounds |
Vehicles |
| 2024 |
83,860 |
1080 |
| 2023 |
66,380 |
801 |
| 2022 |
72,489 |
936 |
| 2021 |
79,180 |
1,085 |
| 2020 |
99,940 |
1,500+ |
| 2018 |
170,260 |
1,851 |
| 2017 |
46,962 |
739 |
| 2016 |
152,683 (31,300) |
1,778 |
| 2015 |
138,849 |
1,535 |
| 2014 |
87,772 |
1,054 |
| 2013 |
155,896 (27,400) |
1,582 |
| 2012 |
91,981 |
1,149 |
| 2011 |
85,165 |
1,163 |
| 2010 |
114,285 |
1,232 |
| 2009 |
116,712 |
1,202 |
| 2008 |
112,647 |
1,189 |
| Total |
1,675,061 (58,700) |
19,876+ |
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