As of January 1, 2011, the following items are prohibited from being discarded by Indiana households, public (including charter) schools, and small businesses:

• Televisions
• Computer monitors
• Computers (including desktops, laptops, and tablets)
• E-readers
• Fax machines
• Peripherals (including keyboards, mice, external hard drives, printers, all-in-one printer/scanner/copiers, projectors, and any other devices that are sold exclusively for external use with a computer and provide input into or output from a computer)
• DVD players (including gaming systems that are able to play DVDs)
• Digital photo frames
• Digital media players
• iPods/MP3 players
• Camcorders/cameras
• DVR/TiVo devices (including cable boxes and satellite boxes, but not satellite dishes)
• Portable GPS navigation systems

Electronics items can be recycled at:

Green Wave Electronic Recycling
(765) 421-6005

Green Wave hosts recycling drop-off events on the 2nd Saturday, every other month at the old State Farm Building, 2550 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47906. Please call them for more information.

For more information about properly disposing of electronics, please check the Tippecanoe County Solid Waste District.