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What can you dispose of at Home Depot?

Home Depot’s customer recycling guidance covers qualifying rechargeable batteries, compact fluorescent bulbs and plastic bags, subject to the actual store’s instructions. The Ridley Township store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, for example, lists plastic bags and film, unbroken compact fluorescent bulbs, and undamaged rechargeable batteries. Do not bring a TV or cardboard unless your store confirms it accepts them; Home Depot’s cardboard recycling description concerns its own operations, not a general customer drop-off program. A battery take-back program also does not mean the store accepts the whole electronic device.

Answer sources: Home Depot customer recycling versus operational recycling; Home Depot Ridley Township recycling list

Check the store before you go

Use the actual store’s posted instructions or contact the store before loading your vehicle. Confirm the exact item and condition, especially for batteries and bulbs. Do not assume that a store accepting removable batteries accepts the entire device they came from.

Sources: Home Depot customer recycling versus operational recycling; Home Depot Ridley Township recycling list.

TVs, cardboard and other electronics

Home Depot’s listed customer programs do not offer a general drop-off route for TVs, cardboard or all e-waste. Do not bring a TV or cardboard without store confirmation. If the item is a whole electronic device rather than a removable battery, verify acceptance separately.

Read the separate Home Depot cardboard guidance before bringing moving boxes.

Sources: Home Depot customer recycling versus operational recycling; Home Depot Ridley Township recycling list.

When Dropcurb fits

Dropcurb fits a catalog-listed TV 42 inches or larger or laptop when it is unwanted, already outside and accessible, and you need loading, transport and disposal. If you can move the item outside yourself, check your item price and arrange pickup; if you need indoor carrying, use a service that includes that labor.

Sources: Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope.

Common questions

Does Home Depot accept e-waste?

Do not treat Home Depot’s battery, bulb or plastic-bag take-back as a whole-electronics recycling program. Confirm with the actual store before bringing a TV, laptop or other electronic device, because acceptance of batteries does not establish acceptance of all e-waste.

Current Dropcurb prices

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ItemPickup of oneEach additional
TV (42"+)$129$39
Laptop$79$19

For accepted items outside and accessible. Your pickup uses the highest first-item price, plus the additional-item price for each remaining item. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Prices are before applicable sales tax; see your total before payment.

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