Electronics Recycling
Philadelphia
Protect your data, recover value from retired technology, and meet Pennsylvania disposal requirements
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Secure electronics recycling for Philadelphia businesses
Your retired computers, servers, laptop systems, monitors, and storage devices may still contain confidential data and reusable materials. We help your business manage this equipment securely instead of allowing it to become unmanaged e-waste. Backed by e-Stewards Certification, NAID AAA Certification, and Certified B Corporation status, we combine data protection, responsible recycling, and auditable reporting so your organization has a clear, auditable record of every asset.
Complete technology life cycle services
Urban Technologies supports the full technology life cycle through three core services: electronics recycling, asset recovery & resale, and data destruction.
Electronics Recycling
Keep old electronics out of landfills with secure, transparent processing. We dismantle eligible equipment, recover metals and plastic, and send remaining components to certified recycling and recovery facilities that help protect the environment and support a more sustainable future.
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Asset Recovery Solutions
Maximize the return on your retiring IT assets through our secure refurbishing and resale program. We responsibly process and remarket your legacy equipment, driving value back to your business while protecting the environment by keeping e-waste out of landfills.
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Data Destruction
Protect sensitive information stored on hard drives and other data-bearing devices. Our wiping and shredding services follow recognized standards and include chain-of-custody records, serial number reporting, and Certificates of Destruction.
Learn moreWhy Pennsylvania businesses must recycle electronics
Pennsylvania’s Covered Device Recycling Act requires responsible disposal of covered devices, including desktop and laptop computers, computer peripherals, monitors, and televisions. Since January 24, 2013, these items cannot be placed in ordinary curbside trash or sent to municipal landfills.
Electronics can contain lead and other substances that may cause environmental damage if they leach into soil or water. Proper recycling helps prevent contamination, protects local ecosystems, and reduces the risk of penalties associated with improper setout or disposal.
Lower risk and recover value from end-of-life IT assets
Reduce data risk
Deleting files does not always remove the underlying information. Professional data destruction helps protect clients, employees, and your organization from breaches that could happen after equipment is disposed of.
Support reuse and material recovery
Working devices and parts may qualify for refurbishment, resale, or reuse. Equipment without further value can be separated into recoverable commodities, reducing the amount of electronic waste sent for final disposal.
Strengthen sustainability reporting
Our proprietary Impact Report gives your team evidence of responsible processing. This information can support internal goals, client reporting, and environmental initiatives with verifiable data.
Our Recycling Process
A secure and easy process from pickup to reporting
Our process keeps every stage clear, secure, and documented, from initial planning and pickup through data destruction, recycling, and final reporting.
We review equipment types, quantities, service locations, security requirements, loading conditions, and timing. This lets us build a practical plan for a single office, multiple facilities, or a large technology refresh.
Our logistics team coordinates a convenient pickup and documents assets as they move from your site into controlled processing. Tracking helps maintain accountability throughout the project.
We wipe or physically destroy approved media according to the required security level. E-waste recyclers are responsible for ensuring that data is destroyed during processing, but businesses should still choose a provider that supplies verifiable records.
Eligible devices are inspected for resale or refurbishment before material recovery. This creates an opportunity to recover value while extending the useful life of technology that does not need to be dismantled.
Items without resale value are separated into metals, circuit boards, wiring, and plastic. Responsible processing helps conserve natural resources and keeps toxic components from entering at-risk environments.
You receive asset records, destruction certificates, and environmental reporting based on your service scope. These documents help your team prove that equipment was handled properly from collection through final disposition.
Where Philadelphia residents can drop off e-waste
Philadelphia residents have several convenient options for recycling unwanted electronics
safely and responsibly.
City sanitation convenience centers
Philadelphia residents can bring computers, monitors, televisions, batteries, and other computer-related equipment to the city's six sanitation convenience centers. Centers are located at several sites, including 3901 N. Delaware Ave and State Rd at Ashburner St, and proof of residency is required.
Goodwill electronics recycling
Goodwill Keystone Area offers free electronics drop-off through 42 stores and donation centers across central and southeastern Pennsylvania. Accepted items include computers, monitors, printers, televisions, cameras, cables, and many electronics used in the home, but not loose batteries or devices with swollen, leaking, or damaged batteries.
Community events and other locations
Local recyclers such as eForce may host collection events, including scheduled Saturday programs. Residents can also use city resources to find approved other locations, but should always check current hours, fees, item limits, and accepted equipment before making the trip.