Computers and Electronic Equipment Disposal

The next scheduled date is on August 29, 2009.

The City of Murphy is offering disposal of used computers and electronic equipment.  The City will provide a drop off location twice per calendar year at 206 N. Murphy Road on the last Saturday of February and the last Saturday in August.  Residents will be able to drop acceptable items off between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on these designated days. Contact our Customer Service Department at 972-468-4100 for more information.

Our partner, Erecycler, LLC will provide trained staff to unload residents’ vehicles and will charge a fee to each individual citizen for the removal of the waste.  Erecycler wipes out any information on your computer and provides a receipt for your records. The company follows a no-landfill policy and all parts of electronics are recycled domestically.

Please note that this service requires the following cost to be paid by residents to Erecycler, $5.00 per CRT monitor, $10.00 per Television, and $0.15 per pound of other electronic equipment for services outlined as acceptable items listed below. Payments accepted: Cash, Check, AmEx, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.

The following items are ACCEPTED through the used computer and electronic equipment program and should not be placed in your refuse or recycling containers:

Acceptable Items:
Cables                                                CD Rom Drives
Software                                             Stereo Components
Circuit Boards                                      Chips
Computer Books                                  Video Cassette Players
Computer Systems                               Copiers
Digital Video Disc Players                      Remotes
Digitizer and Drawing Boards                Disk Drives
External Drives                                    Fax Machines
Hard Drives                                         Keyboards
Laptops                                              Modems
Monitors                                             Mouse Components
Phone Systems                                    Printers
Processors                                           Radios
Scanners                                             Telephones
Televisions                                          Line Printers
Mini-systems                                       Radios
Telex Machines                                    Terminals

*All items must be able to be handled by two people

Unacceptable Items:
Furniture
Appliances
Microwaves
Vacuum Cleaners