Sustainability and Resiliency
Electronic and Special Waste
Depending on the material, there are a few options available to properly dispose of your electronic and special waste.
Electronic and Special Waste
Depending on the material, there are a few options available to properly dispose of your electronic and special waste.
Special Waste Bins
Small electronics can be recycled in 10 special waste bins located on campus:
- Cellphones
- Television remotes
- Calculators
- Digital cameras
- Charging cables
- Computer mice
- Printer cartridges
- Small batteries
Please do not bring in items from home to recycle in these bins. If you have questions about how to sort something, contact Facilities Service Response at 401-863-7800.
Find a Special Waste Bin Near You
If you have special waste to recycle but don't know where to find a recycling receptacle on-campus, use this interactive map.
Device Trade-In
Trade in your functioning devices at the Brown Bookstore Technology Center for a discount towards a new computer.
- Personal computers
- Phones
- Tablets
Trade in unwanted devices at your local Staples store for Staples eCash and recycle old electronics and rechargeable batteries for free.
- Computer mice
- Digital cameras
- Hard drives
- iPods
- Keyboards
- Monitors (CRT, LED/LCD, plasma)
- Personal computers
- Printers
- Tablets
Oversized Items
Contact Facilities Service Response at 401-863-7800 to dispose of the following larger items:
- Broken mini-fridges
- Brown-owned computers
- Game systems
- Light bulbs
- Mattresses
- Television sets
More Recycling Options
| Broken personal computers | Bring broken computers to the Brown Bookstore Technology Center, where they will wipe your data and recycle it through Cartridge World. |
| Functioning mini-fridges | Contact the Office of Sustainability at sustainability@brown.edu. |
| Large batteries | Contact Environmental Health and Safety (401-863-3353) or submit a waste pick-up request online through the Brown Chemical Environmental Management System. |
| Television sets | Bring these items to your town or county Resource Recovery site. |
| Toner cartridges |
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