Waste Management Lamptracker

Based in Houston, TX, Waste Management Lamptracker forms part of Texas's network of electronics-recycling drop-off points listed in the eCycling Central directory.

Services offered

Recycling

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.

Texas e-waste law

Texas's Computer Equipment Recycling Program (Health & Safety Code Chapter 361, Subchapter Y) (2007) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer takeback (computers); separate TV law and covers computer equipment, including monitors, laptops, desktops; TVs covered separately under TV Recycling Act 2011.

Fee structure: Free to households; manufacturer-funded

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per violation per day

Key requirements: Manufacturers must offer convenient, free takeback for own-brand computers from households. TV manufacturers separately required to recycle 80% of TVs sold in TX.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

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

• Desktop computer (9500g typical) - recoverable: 0.38g gold, 2.0g silver, 1450g copper, 480g aluminium
• Monitor (5500g typical) - recoverable: 0.08g gold, 0.45g silver, 220g copper, 180g aluminium
• Television (14000g typical) - recoverable: 0.11g gold, 0.65g silver, 480g copper, 320g aluminium

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

Before you visit

**Drop-off prep:** sign out of all accounts on devices, run a factory reset, remove SIM cards and SD cards, and pull lithium-ion batteries from laptops and power tools where the design allows. Calling ahead saves a wasted trip - hours and accepted items shift seasonally.

Per the UN Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, the world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 - only 22.3% was formally collected and recycled. Drop-off points like this one are how that number moves.

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