E-Waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world. This creates challenges for large organizations across various industries who are responsible for handling, storing and disposing of electronics and their components. To address this, Clean Harbors provides a comprehensive recycling solution for electronics, batteries, solar panels and more.
U.S. EPA Perspective on E-waste
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, increasing sustainable electronics management efforts can
- Create green jobs
- Lead to more productive reuse of valuable materials
- Increase the value of American exports
- Support a vibrant American recycling and refurbishing industry.
- If done properly, the United States can:
- Increase its domestic recycling efforts
- Reduce harm from unsafe handling of e-waste exports in developing countries
- Strengthen domestic and international markets for viable and functional used electronic products
- Prevent health and environmental threats at home and abroad
Clean Harbors is committed to transparency about the impacts and benefits of our business activities and actively evaluates how we as a company are addressing today’s most important sustainability issues and trends. Our sustainability program, across all lines of business, is designed to address the material environmental, societal, governmental and economic aspects of our organization.
Learn more about Clean Harbors' commitment to sustainability here.
- Recycling electronics helps reduce energy consumption and pollution that would occur by extracting limited resources and during new-product manufacturing.
- Many jurisdictions (countries, states, provinces and/or cities) require manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to create programs for product recycling for certain electronic equipment (e.g., personal computers, computer monitors and related accessories, etc.) that they have manufactured and sold.
- Commonly known as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the states of CA, CT, DC, HI, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV have EPR policies for e-waste. CA is an Advanced Recycling Fee (ARF) program
- To support this, Clean Harbors works closely with hundreds of household hazardous waste (HHW) collection sites to recycle a variety of waste streams, including e-waste.
- Confidentiality – We maintain chain of custody with audited and fully certified partners and can provide proof of data destruction upon request.
- Retail chains
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing and industrial
- Government and military
- Educational institutions
- Electronics manufacturers
- Financial
- Telecommunication
- Healthcare
- Consumer goods
- Corporate offices
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Data Centers
- Consumer electronics
- Servers
- Network Equipment
- Computers and peripherals
- Cell Phones
- Electrical cords and wires
- Monitors
- Circuit boards
- Chips, drives and processors
Additional products we can process:
- Small home appliances: microwaves, toasters, blenders
- Entertainment and visual equipment: televisions, video cassette recorders, stereo equipment, cameras, video game consoles, etc.
- Freon-containing devices: refrigerators, air conditioners, medical equipment, etc.
- Medical equipment
- Batteries: all chemistry and form factors
- Solar panels
As North America’s premier hazardous waste management company with one of the largest truck fleets in the U.S., Clean Harbors is uniquely positioned to be an industry leader in e-waste management. Our expansive network is supported by more than 700 service locations and is trusted by over 350,000 customers, including most of the Fortune 500. Our diverse offerings include Logistics, Field Services, InSite® Services, a full suite of reporting tools and other customizable solutions that will bring you peace of mind and operational efficiency no matter what industry you’re in. Clean Harbors works with a network of certified partners to ensure compliant and secure handling of your electronic waste.
Additional Clean Harbors e-waste services:
- National Transportation
- Field Services
- Technical Services
- InSite
- Reporting Tools
Additional products we support
- Electronic business equipment, networking equipment, cables/wires, production equipment with electronic controllers, computers (mainframes) and peripherals (PCs, tablets, printers, monitors, tape drives, keyboards, etc.)
- Personal home office equipment, products, and consumer electronics (telephones, answering machines, typewriters, pagers, cellular phones, cables and accessories, etc.)
- Small home appliances (microwaves, toasters, blenders), entertainment and visual equipment (televisions, video cassette recorders, stereo equipment, cameras, video game players, etc.)
- Small FreonTM-containing devices (refrigerators, air conditioners, medical equipment, etc.) can be drained and recycled