Disposing of Televisions
In the Waco area, those that are currently accepting electronics, including televisions, are:
Best Buy
Wal-Mart
Dealer’s Electrical Supply
Sam's Club(Please call or visit the website of each retailer for a complete list of accepted materials and for fee information.)
Waco residents can also take their television to:
Cobbs Recycling Center
2021 N. 44th Street
(between Cobbs Dr & Trice Ave)Operating hours:
Tuesday – Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone number: (254) 751-8536(Cobbs Recycling Center is a convenient drop-off location for many recycling services.)
*Televisions are accepted from City of Waco residents only, with the proof of residency required.
Proof of Residency is:(1) A current City of Waco Water Utilities bill which has “Residential Refuse Services” detailed on it, and (2) a current driver’s license with the address matching the address on the bill.
Televisions that can be accepted at Cobbs must be:
32” (diagonal screen size) or less.
No flat-screen or home-theatre type televisions can be accepted.
There is a fee of $15 for television disposal.
$20 for large console (furniture type) televisions.
Before you recycle your television, consider whether your old/used TVs is working or not. If it’s still working we recommend donation as the best way to save energy and natural resources.
Television Recycling Program
For more information, go to www.TexasRecyclesTVs.org to see a list of television manufacturers, their brands and links to their recycling programs by zip code.
