How to get rid of old electronics
Where each county we cover takes electronics, what it costs, and any limit it posts. Your county’s page has the hours and who can use each place.
Tennessee
East Tennessee
- Anderson County
Blockhouse Valley Center. Fee not posted.
- Bledsoe County
Not posted. Call 423-447-6855
- Blount County
Computers, laptops, and similar equipment go to the recycling drop-off at the landfill. It doesn’t take TVs or monitors.
- Bradley County
Bradley County’s recycling page says it no longer accepts electronics. The Urbane Road and Peerless Road facilities still take cell phones.
- Campbell County
Not posted. Call 423-562-1811
- Carter County
The Carter County Recycling Center takes TVs and microwaves as scrap metal. The county doesn’t post where other electronics go.
- Claiborne County
Any of four drop-off sites. Free at the convenience centers for county residents. The landfill charges by the ton.
- Cocke County
Not posted. Call 423-623-6498
- Cumberland County
Not posted. Call 931-484-9328
- Grainger County
Not posted. Call 865-828-4881
- Greene County
Any Greene County convenience center takes used computers and monitors. The county doesn’t say where other electronics, such as TVs, go.
- Hamilton County
Computers and computer parts go to any of the county’s five recycling centers or the City of Chattanooga’s hazardous waste facility. The county centers don’t take TVs, microwaves, or air conditioners, and the city facility doesn’t take electronics other than computers.
- Hawkins County
Not posted. Call 423-272-2027
- Jefferson County
Landfill Convenience Center. Fee not posted.
- Johnson County
Not posted. Call 423-727-6921
- Knox County
Working small electronics go to the drop-offs at the Halls, Karns, and John Sevier centers. TVs go in the trash containers at any center. Computers and phones can also go to the City’s hazardous waste facility.
- Loudon County
Any of the three convenience centers. Fee not posted.
- McMinn County
Athens Recycling Center. Fee not posted. Limit: small electronics that plug into the wall. No TVs over 26 inches.
- Meigs County
Not posted. Call 423-334-5850
- Monroe County
Not posted. Call 423-442-2497
- Morgan County
Not posted. Call 423-346-7487
- Polk County
Not posted. Call 423-338-4527
- Roane County
Roane County Recycling Hub. $5 per item.
- Scott County
Scott County Recycling Center. Fee not posted.
- Sevier County
Any of 12 drop-off sites. Fee not posted. Limit: a reasonable amount, as the attendant decides.
- Sullivan County
Kingsport Transfer Station or Bristol Transfer Station. Fee not posted.
- Union County
Not posted. Call 865-992-2666
- Washington County
Not posted. Call 423-753-1652
Middle Tennessee
- Bedford County
Not posted. Call 931-684-4651
- Coffee County
Not posted. Call 931-723-5139
- Davidson County
Any of three drop-off sites. Free. Limit: 100 pounds a day, and one computer system a month.
- Dickson County
Not posted. Call 615-446-0019
- Maury County
Any of the nine convenience centers. Free.
- Montgomery County
Bi-County Landfill. Fee not posted.
- Putnam County
Putnam County Transfer Station and Recycling Center. Fee not posted.
- Robertson County
Robertson County Transfer Station and Recycling Center. Fee not posted.
- Rutherford County
Any of three drop-off sites. Fee not posted.
Rutherford County’s recycling page says the centers don’t take paint, TVs, computers, or fluorescent bulbs. Its solid waste page says the Leanna Center has taken electronics, oil-based paint, and fluorescent bulbs since June 2024, and the county’s center map lists electronics at Leanna, Rockvale, and Smyrna.
- Sumner County
Resource Authority Transfer Station. $73 a ton, $10 minimum.
The Resource Authority’s rate list charges $73 a ton for electronics. Its recycling page says batteries and electronic waste are $70 a ton.
- Williamson County
Any of five drop-off sites. Free for Williamson County residents.
Williamson County’s eWaste page says the electronics drop-offs are open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The convenience centers they sit in have been open weekdays 9 to 5 and weekends 7 to 3 since July 6, 2026.
- Wilson County
Wilson County Landfill. Fee not posted.
West Tennessee
- Madison County
Not posted. Call 731-423-3020
- Shelby County
The Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste Facility takes computers, monitors, and keyboards, one of each per family every 30 days. It doesn’t take TVs.
- Tipton County
Tipton County Recycling Center. Free.
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