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. 

• August 9, 2025
• October 11, 2025
• December 13, 2025

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