E-Cycle Washington provides free recycling for “unwanted TVs, computers, monitors and e-readers.” According to the state, many devices given over to E-Cycle end up finding second lives through charity auctions and sales.

2011 marks the third year of E-Cycle Washington, and the state’s Department of Ecology anticipates that “this year’s total collection will be 41 million pounds, a record high for a year’s collection of TVs, computers and monitors turned in by consumers for recycling.”

Over the three years of its existence, E-Cycle Washington has recycled approximately 119 million pounds of old electronics, with old televisions making up 64 percent of the total. E-Cycle Washington is a “public-private” partnership that seems to be talked about so much these days, with the state indicating that the costs for the programs are provided by the manufacturers of the devices.

The program will also accept tablet devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad. To find an E-Cycle drop-off location, visit www.ecyclewashington.org.