Consumers

What Happens to My Stuff?

When you take your computers, monitors and TVs to participating Oregon E-Cycles collection sites, you can be assured that your equipment will be recycled responsibly. Some sites also have reuse programs. Please note: it is your responsibility to clear your data off of your computer.

• More information on data security.

Oregon E-Cycles requires participating recyclers to follow, at a minimum, environmentally-sound management practices established by DEQ. All approved recycling plans under Oregon E-Cycles are required to adopt these or equivalent measures to ensure the proper handling and management of e-waste in a way that does not harm our health and environment.

Further, the EMPs direct all Oregon E-Cycles recycling programs to track and document the recycling locations and how the materials were handled. This level of tracking and documentation is required until the e-waste is processed into commodities such as glass, steel and plastics.

As an added safeguard, recycling programs use third-party auditing or other equivalent means to ensure compliance with the EMPs. DEQ can take action against recycling programs that fail to follow the EMPs.

• Environmental Management Practices PDF
• Collection System Standards PDF