Recycle Electronic Media Through the Mail

by Kathryn Sukalich for Earth911.com

Electronic Media

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• Alternative Community Training (ACT)
  2200 Burlington St.
  Columbia, MO 65202
  (800) 359-4607
  http://www.actrecycling.org/donations/how-to-donate
  Cell phones, cassette tapes, compact discs, floppy disks, jewel cases, video tapes
  ACT is a non-profit organization that works in conjunction with GreenDisk and offers a convenient, comprehensive recycling program for electronic media and cell phones. Please visit the website and complete and submit the Online Donor Form.
• Back Thru The Future CD/DVD Recycling Program
  1 Park Dr #9
  Franklin, NJ 07419
  (973) 823-9752
  http://www.cdrecyclingforfree.com/
  Compact discs/DVDs, jewel cases
  Place your CDs and/or DVDs in suitable a shipping package. Transportation expense is your cost. It is important that you separate the discs from the jewel case and remove any paper. Please write "CD" on the outside of your shipping package.
• CD Recycling Center of America
  68 Stiles Rd
  Salem, NH 03079
  (603) 894-5553
  http://cdrecyclingcenter.org
  Compact discs/DVDs, jewel cases
  This program recycles the disc, the paper booklet and any other paper or cardboard that comes with the disc. Please separate discs and paper prior to sending them in, and label boxes accordingly. You are responsible for shipping costs.
• Envirom CD, Inc.
  20810 Cork Cir
  Yorba Linda, CA 92886
  (714) 694-0925
  http://www.envirom.com
  Compact discs
  This program offers certified destruction and recycling of CDs. This includes documentation of destruction, but the sender pays shipping charges. Please call for more information.
• Green Disk
  Issaquah, WA 98209
  (800) 305-3475
  http://greendisk.com/
  Cell phones, compact discs/DVDs, computer monitors, computer recycling, floppy disks, inkjet cartridges, mp3 players, office machines, toner cartridges, video tapes (and cases)Please call or visit the website for shipping information and additional information. This is a fee-based service.
• MRC Polymers Compact Disc Recycling Program
  3535 W 31st St
  Chicago, IL 60623
  (773) 890-9000
  Compact discs/DVDs, jewel cases
  Please mail all CDs/DVDs and jewel cases to Data Management Services c/o DADC Recycling Program. Please keep CDs and DVDs separate and remove any paper from jewel cases.