Born Again Technologies

Effective immediately Born Again Technologies will no longer be accepting electronics to recycle. We have shut down our warehouse and Rutherford County has opened a recycling facility on Haley Road.You may take your electronics recycling to Rutherford Counties electronics recycling center which is located at 1140 Haley Road (off Middle Tennessee Blvd.). You may contact Mac Nolen (Rutherford County's landfill / solid waste director) at (615) 898-7739 or email mnolen@rutherfordcounty.org. You may also contact Mimi Keisling (Rutherford County's Environmental Education coordinator) at (615) 542-4633 or email mkeisling@rutherfordcounty.org.

What is E-Waste and why should I care?

E-waste is the term coined for unwanted electronics such as computers, VCR's, microwaves, fluorescent lighting, CFL's (compact fluorescent lighting), and other such items.Why does Born Again Technologies care about what happens to it and why should the general public?E-waste contains a lot of harmful chemicals that can damage our environment, our water supplies, cause harmful things to happen to our bodies, and take up unnecessary space in our local landfills which are rapidly increasing their size.

E-Waste

• Computers and peripherals, working or non, in ANY condition, and any age.
• Floppy discs, cd-roms.
• Computer monitors - please note - computer monitors have a hazardous material recycling fee related to current recycling fees and is subject to change. Currently, this is $15, but may change due to environmental factors.
• Televisions - also have a hazardous recycling fee. Currently plastic televisions have a fee of $20 and wood grain console televisions have a fee of $25.
• Fluorescent bulbs - We accept shop bulbs with a fee of $2 each bulb. We accept household CFL bulbs with no fee, however, we do ask that they be properly wrapped in a box and taped and labeled.
• Household small appliances - such as coffee makers, curling irons, VCRs, stereos - basically anything that can be lifted and has a plug. If you have a large appliance that needs to be recycled such as a washer/ dryer, we reccomend that you take it to your local metal scrapyard and they will usually pay you for it.
• Microwaves - please note that microwaves have a capacitor in them and this requires a hazardous recycling fee subject to current environmental standards. Currently this is $10, but is subject to change.
• Hospital equipment - We are able to recycle small and large hospital equipment. Anything from blood pressure cuffs to x-ray machines. For very large pieces of equipment, or anything that may have a tube, please call ahead so we may find out if there will be a fee associated with acceptance.
• Batteries - We can recycle batteries of any size. Please, do not throw away your small batteries from household electronics. We can recycle them for you. You may also bring in larger batteries such as car batteries. Large computer backups, car batteries, forklift batteries, etc have a fee of $2 each to recycle. Small batteries have no fee.