LINCT Coalition

LINCT Coalition operates as an electronics recycling drop-off in Hampton Bays, NY, listed in eCycling Central's directory of New York recycling locations.

What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

New York e-waste law

New York's Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (Article 27 of ECL) (2010) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an extended producer responsibility and covers computers, monitors, TVs, electronic keyboards, fax machines, VCRs, DVRs, digital converter boxes, MP3 players.

Fee structure: Free to consumers, businesses, and most institutions

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $5,000 per first violation, $10,000 subsequent violations per day

Key requirements: Landfill ban since 2015. Manufacturers must accept their own brand free from individual consumers.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Smartphone (180g typical) - recoverable: 0.034g gold, 0.34g silver, 16g copper, 25g aluminium
• Laptop (2200g typical) - recoverable: 0.22g gold, 1.1g silver, 290g copper, 380g aluminium
• Tablet (480g typical) - recoverable: 0.06g gold, 0.55g silver, 38g copper, 95g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Before you visit:** call ahead to confirm current accepted items and opening hours. Wipe personal data from any device with a hard drive or storage chip. Remove batteries from devices where possible. Some sites charge fees for CRT TVs, large appliances, or commercial-quantity drop-offs.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.