In-store Recycling Services at Staples

Staples accepts a wide range of electronic items, as well as ink and toner cartridges, Soda Stream^® CO2 cylinders and more, for free recycling every day. No purchase is necessary to recycle, and we accept all brands of items regardless of where they were purchased.

We'll gladly accept and responsibly recycle the following:

Adapters & cables
All-in-one computers
Battery backup devices
Cable/satellite receivers
Calculators
Camcorders
CDs/DVDs/Blu-ray players
Coffee brewers (less than 40 lb.)
Computer speakers
Connected home devices
Copiers
Cordless phones
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Digital projectors
eReaders
Fax machines
Flash drives
Gaming consoles
GPS devices
Hard drives
Keyboards & mice
Label makers
Laminators
Laptops
MP3 players
Mobile phones
Modems
Monitors (CRT, LED/LCD, plasma)
Printers & multifunction devices
Routers
Scanners
Shredders
Small servers
Stereo receivers
Tablets
Video streaming devices
Webcams

We'll gladly accept and responsibly recycle the following:

Ink cartridges
Toner cartridges

Nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) rechargeable batteries
Lithium ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries
Small sealed lead acid (SSLA/Pb) rechargeable batteries
Nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) rechargeable batteries
Nickel zinc (Ni-ZN) rechargeable batteries

SodaStream^® CO2 cylinders

Staples offers shredding services (cost per pound), and we'll gladly accept and shred the following:

Adhesive notes
Blueprints
Brochures
Business cards
Business forms
Calendars
Carbonless forms
Catalogs
Color paper
Copy paper
Coated paper
Datebooks
Envelopes/window envelopes
File folders
Flyers
Magazines
Newspaper
Notebooks (stitched and spiral bound)
Paper packaging
Paper price tags
Photographs
Receipts
Stapled paper

Staples only accepts rechargeable Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Lithium Ion (Li-Ion), Small Sealed Lead Acid (SSLA/Pb), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), and Nickel Zinc (Ni-ZN) batteries that are 11 pounds or less. We do not accept automotive/wet-cell batteries or alkaline or lithium batteries.

Staples currently accepts coffee brewers weighing less than 40 pounds. No other appliances are currently eligible for recycling at this time.

Staples has a small list of prohibited items that cannot be accepted for recycling in our stores. We're unable to accept the following:

Alkaline batteries (except in certain states/municipalities where retail collection is required, such as Vermont)
Appliances
Floor-model printers and copiers
Kitchen electronics (other than coffee brewers)
Lamps or bulbs
Large servers
Large speakers
Non-rechargeable lithium batteries
Smoke detectors
Televisions
Vaporizers

Store management has the right to refuse to accept items that may pose a health or safety risk (e.g., broken monitors not packed in a box, laptops with damaged batteries, etc.). If you are unsure whether an item is acceptable, please contact your local Staples^® store with questions.

Staples has a small list of prohibited items that cannot be accepted for shredding in our stores. We're unable to accept the following:

Binders
Cardboard
CDs/DVDs/Blu-ray discs
Computer discs
Hardcover books
Hanging folders
ID badges/driver's licenses
Large binder clips
Microfiche/microfilm
Plastic bags/packing material
Telephone books
Transparencies
VCR and backup tapes
X-rays

Staples has a limit of 7 items per customer per day. Certain stores may, at the general manager's discretion, accept a larger number of items on a case-by-case basis.

All items eligible for recycling should be brought to the checkout area of the store to be assessed and accepted by a Staples associate. If accepted, the associate will process your items to be recycled and qualify the no-cost transaction for earned rewards if an enrolled Staples Rewards^® member.

All items eligible for shredding should be brought to the print center to be assessed and accepted by a Staples associate. If accepted, the associate will process your items to be shredded and qualify the transaction (cost per pound) for earned rewards if an enrolled Staples Rewards member.

No, you do not need to be a Staples Rewards member to recycle items at Staples. However, the only way to earn rewards for recycling is to be a Staples Rewards member.

Staples accepts eligible items from any customers whether they are for personal or business use. However, employees of businesses or other organizations should confirm with their information technology team about recycling any company devices. There may be specific requirements that need to be met before recycling items.

Staples takes steps to protect customer information and our recycling partners will erase customer computers prior to recycling as part of our technology services. We do not provide asset tracking, certificates of destruction or certificates of erasure through our retail store program. Staples does offer mail-back box programs and pickup of electronics for businesses with 10+ employees through our Staples Advantage^® division.

All Staples stores except for our smaller-format stores in New York City and Washington, D.C. accept electronics for free recycling every day they are open. Find a Staples near you.

Unlike many municipal programs, some other national retailers, and other local recyclers, recycling all eligible items at Staples is always free and convenient. Plus, as a Staples Rewards member, you can earn rewards for recycling tech, ink & toner and more. Since 2012, Staples stores have recycled more than 153 million pounds of technology and more than 211 million pounds of ink & toner cartridges.

Materials Staples collects from customers are kept in an employee-only area of the store for a short time until sufficient material has been collected to backhaul to our Staples warehouse locations. The Staples warehouses consolidate the electronics into full truckloads and ship the material to the facilities of our national recycling partner. There, the material is triaged based on potential for remanufacturing or parts harvesting. Items that can be refurbished or that may have parts that can be reused are separated and processed separately.

Any computers, phones or other data-containing devices with hard drives entering the reuse market are wiped to Department of Defense specifications or the hard drives/memory cards are destroyed. Older electronic items are pre-processed and then run through a large shredder to separate various metals, plastics and glass for sending to different downstream recycling facilities.

When you recycle your eligible electronic device at Staples, you relinquish all ownership rights in the device when you give it to Staples to be recycled. Additionally, Staples is not responsible for any data left on the device turned in for recycling.

You are solely responsible for removing data from your device, and you acknowledge that submission of a device for recycling is at your sole risk. When you give your device to Staples for recycling, you further represent that you either: (1) are the sole owner of the electronic device and of any data that was on the electronic device before you deleted all such data prior to recycling; or (2) have permission to proceed with recycling from all other owners of the electronic device or of any data that was on the electronic device before you deleted all such data prior to recycling.

Staples is an e-Stewards Enterprise, which means that we have committed to using certified e-Stewards recyclers whenever possible to handle the materials we collect. Our recycling partner is audited against stringent standards and discloses its downstream processing partners to ensure that they are using responsible e-waste recycling practices and not exporting or otherwise improperly handling electronic materials.