Are you ready to help your Markham business and the environment? Recycle My Electronics™ offers customized, secure, and safe recycling solutions for businesses, including ITAD and IC&I services—and we encourage residential recycling..

Since its inception, EPRA/Recycle My Electronics has set the bar for safe and secure electronic recycling by implementing custom recycling solutions for Markham residents and businesses.

As an award-winning, non-profit, industry-led organization, EPRA/Recycle My Electronics runs a network of certified processing facilities, transporters, and drop-off sites within Markham.

On behalf of over 7,800 Stewards across nine provinces and more than 1400 municipalities, EPRA/Recycle My Electronics helps divert electronics from landfills and helps stop illegal exports by offering accessible and secure recycling of electronics, including more than 2,500 approved drop-off points.

We operate across various regulatory and logistical challenges to ensure that materials are collected, recycled, and processed in a safe environment, with a safe and secure method.

Recycling Electronics in Markham.

The new electronic regulation in Ontario has been in force since January 1, 2021, under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act.

The law moves Ontario to the Individual Producer Responsibility model that the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority manage.

Producers may choose to pay for the program’s costs by integrating the cost into the price of their product or taking care of the cost by paying the recycling fee or environmental handling fee per unit purchased.

As an industry-led non-profit organization with a nationwide platform that helps keep costs low, EPRA/Recycle My Electronics has programs that offer affordable, reliable services that both consumers and producers can count on. We are a well-informed organization with an outstanding track record of achieving the compliance requirements of regulators.. We’ve proven ourselves to be dependable, since we’ve been chosen by the electronics industry to represent it.

Look for the Recycle MY Electronics LEAF when dropping off electronics for recycling. Recycle MY Electronics only works with recyclers that have been verified under the national Electronics Recycling Standard (ERS), which was designed by the electronics industry to ensure that electronics are recycled in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Our Recycler Qualification Office (RQO) verifies the recyclers against the ERS requirements. This ensures that recyclers are maintaining appropriate environmental, health and safety controls and are properly handling all materials to divert electronics from landfill and illegal export, not to mention, conserve the planet – from where you live/work – here in Markham. There’s plenty of imitators suggesting they support safe recycling, conservation and sustainability. Look for the Recycle MY Electronics LEAF – it’s a registered trademark for to help Canadians identify safe and secure electronic recycling, to ensure you are helping your business, and helping the environment.

What can I recycle?

Display Devices

It’s important to recycle those popular display devices like:

Televisions and monitors, including various technologies such as Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), flat panel (LCD, LED and plasma) and rear projection.

• Non-Cellular Telephones : Recycling corded and cordless telephones, as well as telephone answering machines are style possible.
• Home Audio/Video Systems : These devices can be drop-off to be recycled that includes: VCRs, DVD and CD players, speakers, amplifiers, receivers, data projectors and similar audio/video systems.
• Desktop Computers : Those devices are important to be recycled: Desktop computers (including those acting as servers) and all bundled keyboards, mice, cables and internal components.
• Portable Computers : Recycling those electric technologies are important to make a great difference that includes: portable computers such as laptops, netbooks, notebooks and tablets.
• Computer Peripherals : Those parts of equipment can be recycled that includes: both wired and wireless manual input devices such as keyboards, mice and trackballs.
• Desktop Printers : Business equipment, we talk also recycling those devices: Printers designed to reside on a work surface, including laser and LED, ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, dye sublimation and “multi-function” copy, scan, fax and print devices. Stand-alone desktop fax machines are also included in this category. They all included in the Recycle My Electrics program for Ontario.
• Personal/Portable Audio/Video Systems : Those recycling devices are also included: docking speakers, portable stereos, portable CD players, portable audio recorders, tape/radio players, digital media (MP3) players, voice recorders, and digital and video cameras.
• Home Theatre In-A-Box (HTB) Systems : Those devices can be recycled that includes: pre-packaged disc player/speaker/amplifier systems for use with video or television display to create a home theatre experience.
• Vehicle Audio/Video Systems (aftermarket) : These Vehicle Audio devices are recyclable that includes: amplifiers, equalizers, speakers and audio/video components.
• Countertop Microwave Ovens :We recycle Countertop Microwave Ovens that may include microwaves from hotel rooms or restaurant units similar in chassis type to household type units.

*Please note built-in or over-the-range microwave ovens and microwave/range hood combinations are excluded from the program; it’s not possible to drop-it to a Recycle My Electronics location.

• Video Gaming Systems and Accessories :We recycle popular video Gaming Systems that include gaming console, video game console controller and both wired and wireless joysticks.
• Floor-Standing Photocopiers/Multi-Function Devices :Recycling Floor-standing photocopiers and Multi-Function Devices (MFDs) are possible with My Recycle Electronics program. This will include all printing and copying devices, utilizing all printing technologies which are floor-standing models and can print on media with dimensions up to 48″ wide.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) Personal Portable & Vehicle (aftermarket)  :We recycle technology like GPS devices both for personal portable use (sports, leisure, etc.), as well as aftermarket systems designed for use in a vehicle.
• External Storage Drives & Modems :Of course external hard drives including home media network hard drives and external optical disk drives, as well as network-attached storage devices (NAS), external CD-ROM, DVD and Blu-ray drives are recyclable too with Recycle My Electronics program.
• E-Book Readers :Recycle My Electronics drop-off accepts this technology equipment end-of-life like E-Book Readers that includes: personal and portable devices designed primarily for reading digital e-books and periodicals.
• Desktop & Portable Scanners :Recycling Desktop and Portable Scanners includes: optical document/image scanning devices that reside on a desktop and portable devices. Including scanners, but not limited to, business card, cheque, photo negative, ID card as well as portable pen scanners.

Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) services for Markham.

Allow Recycle My Electronics™ to help your business by disposing of your Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) electronic waste. We’re dedicated to the security and safety of recycling electronic devices at each step in the recycling process.

We’ll collaborate with you directly to determine the best recycling option for you and help you meet the obligation to recycle your IC&I electronic waste responsibly, safely, and efficiently. As an industry leader with stewardship awards of the best-in-class electronic recycling programs, we’re committed to the integrity and reliability of our electronic recycling process. We support this process through written confirmation and also through our comprehensive checks and balances system.

As a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), EPRA/Recycle My Electronics™ is responsible for the safe and secure collection and recycling of electronics on behalf of the stewards (Producers/Retailers/Distributors) we represent. With the most extensive network of certified processors and drop-off sites in Canada, we have the unique position to help Ontario companies in meeting the requirements of their IC&I obligations.

Information Technology Asset Disposition (ITAD)

We believe in maintaining the quality of our electronic recycling process. We provide various customizable options to help the IT asset disposition (ITAD), including the white glove pickup service, certified destruction of data, and a complete tracking process to help manage Intellectual Property (IP).

All of us have important and sensitive information stored on our computers, devices, and hard drives. Recycling electronics responsibly through Recycle My Electronics™ programs guarantees the secure and safe destruction of personal data and intellectual property stored on your business’s hardware. Our fast data destruction process utilizes advanced technology to eradicate and physically erase data, hard drives, and electronic devices once they have been disposed of. Recycle My Electronics™ also confirms in writing that all data stored on hard drives, mobile devices, or any other electronic device is eliminated and destroyed.

Setting the Industry Standard

Recycle My Electronics™ only works with recyclers who have been verified under the national Electronics Recycling Standard (ERS) to ensure that electronics are recycled in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The processors that we authorize must comply with more than 150 strict safety standards to ensure the safety of both their employees and the environment. EPRA/Recycle My Electronics™ has been instrumental in developing the Recycler Qualification Office (RQO) that audits all ERS specifications for certification by a third party.

Recycling your electronics using Recycle My Electronics™ contributes to:

• Ensuring the secure and safe destruction of personal information stored on the hardware.
• Protecting the health and safety of handlers and workers.
• Recycling e-waste from Canadian landfills.
• Stopping e-waste from being illegally exported or handled by unreliable recyclers, reducing environmental concerns for our planet.
• Recycling and recovering resources that can be reintroduced into the manufacturing supply chain manufacturing while preserving natural resources.

From beginning to end, Recycle My Electronics™ is dedicated to the quality of its electronic recycling process. We can provide a custom, secure and safe recycling solution suitable for your company here in Markham

Safe & Secure White Glove Recycling Service for Your Business

In just one phone call, you can arrange an e-waste collection for your company. Recycle My Electronics™ provides a specific recycling service with white gloves for businesses at no cost. It establishes the standard worldwide for secure, safe, and certified destruction of data.

Recycling electronics in your company will free up storage or office space while positively impacting the environment.

Markham Residents – Find a Drop-off location, closest to you:

Recycle MY Electronics programs are committed to recycling electronics in a safe and secure environmentally sound manner. There are drop-off locations right here in Markham. In fact, most Markham residents are within 15 minutes of a Recycle MY Electronics drop-off location. To find the drop-off location closest to you, click here.

Customized Recycling Solutions for Successful Recycling in Markham.

In Markham. Recycle My Electronics™ will collaborate with you directly to discover the best recycling solution that meets your company’s needs. Whether for removing electronics from your company or providing lockable containers or wheelie bins that are suitable for either short- or long-term electronics recycling, Recycle My Electronics™ is the one-stop solution for electronic waste recycling.

Resource Recovery & Recycling

Many materials inside our electronic devices, such as glass, plastic, copper and silver, can be reused many times without losing their characteristics. When you recycle your IT equipment, the resources are reused, recycled, and then reintegrated into the manufacturing supply chain, reducing the need to mine for new resources and decreasing the carbon footprint of your business.

Safe & Secure Data Destruction

From beginning to end, Recycle My Electronics™ is dedicated to the quality of its electronic recycling process. We support this both in writing and by our comprehensive checks and balances system.

Certified Data Destruction

Recycle My Electronics™  ensures the secure and safe destruction of all proprietary and personal information on electronic devices and other devices. Our fast data destruction process utilizes the latest technology to erase or physically eliminate hard drives, data, and electronic devices once they have been collected.

We offer a written certificate stating that all information stored in mobile phones, hard drives, or other electronic devices has been destroyed and completely removed.

Why is it crucial to recycle electronics using EPRA/Recycle My Electronics rather than some other place? If you take your electronic devices to EPRA/Recycle My Electronics authorized locations, you’re contributing to:

• Ensuring the secure and safe destruction of personal information stored on the hardware.
• Protecting the health and safety of handlers and workers.
• Recycling e-waste from Canadian landfills.
• Stopping e-waste from being illegally exported or handled by unreliable recyclers, reducing environmental concerns for our planet.
• Recycling and recovering resources to put back into the manufacturing supply chain  while preserving natural resources.

Home Recycling in Markham.

Find drop-off points close to your home. Electronics are brimming with materials ranging from plastic and glass to silver, gold, palladium, and copper—that can be reclaimed and reused, and it’s never been simpler to do so. There are more than 2,500 Recycle My Electronics™ authorized collection sites all over Canada. The search by postal code makes the process of finding your nearest drop-off point even easier.

To learn more, visit: recycleMYelectronics/ON 

Business: Call 1-833-FOR-EPRA, or click here.

Residents: To find our drop-off location closest to you, click here.

Learn more, visit: recycleMYelectronics.ca/ON.