Electronic Waste Recycling Fee

A recycling fee is assessed on certain electronic devices sold in California.

• This includes most video display devices with a screen size, measured diagonally, greater than four inches, such as computer monitors, televisions, laptop computers, smart displays, tablets, and portable DVD players.

What happens to the fee?

Collected fees go to approved collectors and recyclers to:

• Encourage them to develop recycling opportunities and
• Offset the cost of managing these products at the end of their use.

Since the CEW recycling fee is not a deposit, it does not contain a “redemption value” like many beverage containers in California. So fees are not reimbursed when retailers collect them.