E-Waste and Textiles Recycling in Brooklyn
Community recycling events are offered in all five boroughs providing free drop off opportunities for materials not collected by Sanitation. We collect unwanted electronics and textiles, left over paint, and also collaborate with partners to offer repair and reuse activities.
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
June 2026 in Brooklyn
Saturday, June 6, 10 am-2 pm ~ Bensonhurst (St. Athanasius Catholic Academy)
Saturday, June 27, 10 am-2 pm ~ Sunset Park (6th Ave b/w 44th and 45th Sts)
Saturday, June 27, 10 am-2 pm ~ Bushwick (315 Wyckoff Ave)
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July 2026 in Brooklyn
Saturday, July 11, 10 am-2 pm ~ Red Hook (Coffrey Park)
Saturday, July 18, 10 am-2 pm ~ Crown Heights (St. Francis De Sales School for the Deaf)
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LESE accepts the following:
Working and non-working consumer electronic equipment:
- Audio-visual equipment
- Cell phones, pagers, PDAs
- Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.)
- Computers (laptops & desktops, servers, mainframes)
- Digital Converter Boxes, Cable/Satellite Receivers
- Monitors (CRT and flatscreen)
- Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.)
- Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, cords, chargers, etc.)
- Portable music players
- Printers under 100 pounds, scanners, fax machines, etc
- Tablets and e-readers
- Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.)
- TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD & Blu-ray Players
- Video-games
Clean and dry textiles:
- Accessories (shoes, hats, bags, gloves)
- Clean rags
- Clothing
- Household textiles (towels, curtains, bedding)
- Ripped and damaged material
LESE no longer accepts:
Batteries (except lead-acid batteries from UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) systems, rechargeable batteries can be dropped off for recycling at any store that sells them, also check out IKEA and Staples stores for battery recycling, as well as DSNY Special Waste Drop Off sites.
Media, such as disks, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, etc. Please visit greendisk.com to purchase a shipping label to get these items recycled.
Location:
Various Locations - Brooklyn, NY
See map: Google Maps
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Dates:
Time:
Times Vary- Check info
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service