Clean Earth

Recycling Center in Richmond, Virginia

📍 4101 Carolina Ave Suite 4121, Richmond, VA 23222
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📞 +1 804-550-1762 🌐 Visit Website 🗺 Get Directions

About This Location

Clean Earth's Richmond facility on Carolina Avenue is a commercial electronics-recycling and data-destruction operation (formerly AERC), EPA-permitted for e-waste, CRTs, and batteries. It is a business-to-business facility, not a walk-in household drop-off, and Clean Earth states that residential electronic drop-offs at its facilities are suspended until further notice. Businesses handle electronics recycling, hard-drive shredding, and solar-panel recycling here; households should use a Henrico County or City of Richmond e-waste event instead.

What Clean Earth Accepts

✓ Electronic waste (computers, laptops, monitors, smartphones) (Commercial/B2B only; residential drop-offs suspended)
✓ CRT and flat-panel monitors
✓ Circuit boards and keyboards
✓ Batteries (EPA-permitted to store battery drums)
✓ Solar panels (monocrystalline and polycrystalline)

Related recycling guides: Electronics · Batteries

What they do not accept

This is a commercial B2B electronics-recycling and data-destruction facility, not a household drop-off. Clean Earth states all residential electronic drop-offs at its facilities are suspended until further notice. It does not take general household recyclables or trash.

Access & restrictions

Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Appointment required · Business-to-business service; arrange service in advance. Residential walk-in drop-offs are suspended.

Programs & events

  • Data destruction / hard-drive shredding
  • Electronics testing and refurbishment

Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I drop off my old computer or TV here as a resident?

No, not currently. Clean Earth states that all residential electronic drop-offs at its facilities are suspended until further notice. This Richmond site is a commercial B2B facility. For household e-waste, use a City of Richmond or Henrico County electronics collection event.

What does the Richmond Clean Earth facility handle?

It is an EPA-permitted electronics-recycling and data-destruction facility that processes computers, monitors, CRTs, circuit boards, batteries and solar panels, and offers hard-drive shredding and data sanitization for businesses.

Does Clean Earth do data destruction?

Yes. The facility shreds hard drives to 1x3-inch pieces and sanitizes media to NIST 800-88 and DoD standards, with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, FACTA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley compliance for business clients.

What are the hours?

The facility operates Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and is closed weekends, but note this is commercial service, not a residential walk-in drop-off.

Do I need an appointment?

As a B2B facility, service should be arranged in advance; call 804-550-1762. Residential walk-in drop-offs are not accepted at this time.

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Contact & Location

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4101 Carolina Ave Suite 4121, Richmond, VA 23222
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Richmond, Virginia

Opening Hours

Monday 8 AM-4:30 PM
Tuesday 8 AM-4:30 PM
Wednesday 8 AM-4:30 PM
Thursday 8 AM-4:30 PM
Friday 8 AM-4:30 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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