If it plugs into the wall or runs on a battery, it doesn’t belong in your trash. Electronics contain several types of recyclable material that are important to recover. Bring your unwanted electronics to one of two locations in Michigan City and La Porte for FREE recycling YEAR-ROUND!

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

    •    Answering machines
   •    Cable/satellite TV control boxes/DVRs
   •    Camcorders and digital cameras
   •    CD players
   •    Copiers
   •    CRTs/Monitors
   •    DVD players/recorders
   •    Electric typewriters
   •    Fax machines
   •    Gaming consoles/equipment
   •    Hard drives
   •    Laptops LCDs/LEDs/Flat Screens
   •    Mobile/cellular phones/palmtops
   •    Modems
   •    Network equipment
   •    Pagers
   •    Personal computers (CPU, CRTs/monitors, keyboard, mouse, and peripherals
   •    Printers
   •    Printed circuit boards
   •    Projectors
   •    Rechargeable batteries
   •    Radios
   •    Remote controls
   •    Scanners
   •    Servers
   •    Stereos
   •    Storage media: CDs/DVDs/Floppies etc.
   •    Speakers
   •    Tape players
   •    Telephone equipment
   •    Televisions
   •    Testing equipment
   •    Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems/battery backups
   •    VCR’s

UNACCEPTABE IEMS: VCR Tapes & Cassette Tapes

This program is free to all La Porte County residents - Not open to business.
(Call for details about free electronic recycling for businesses)

PLEASE DO NO LEAVE ANY ITEMS OUTSIDE THE TRAILER AFTER HOURS. ITEMS ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM TRAILER. DOING SO IS CONSIDERED THEFT!

LA PORTE LOCATION: La Porte County Solid Waste District Compost Site, 724 Zigler Road,

HOURS: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday except Holidays (any questions call the District Office)

DIRECTIONS: 2857 W State Road 2. Trailer is located at the Solid Waste District Compost Site orth of the La Porte County Fairgrounds on Zigler Road. 

MICHIGAN CITY LOCATION: 1801 Kentucky Street, Michigan City

HOURS: Always Open

DIRECTIONS: Drive to Michigan City Street Department on Kentucky Street. Turn on to Russell Street . There is a large shipping trailer to deposit your electronics. La Porte County Solid Waste District 219-326-0014.

ELECTRONICS COLLECTION -- Also available during our 7-in-1 collections

Saturday May 13th 2023,  8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – La Porte County Fair Grounds *2581 W State Road 2

Saturday September 16th 2023, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – La Porte County Fair Grounds *2581 W State Road 2