In NYC it is free to dispose of such stuff properly (paid for with taxes). Of the sites I've been to, both have been easily accessible without a car. They've been incredibly easy to use: you walk up and either hand your stuff to the employee or put it in the correct bin yourself based on the signs. I've never had to wait in a line, you just walk in, drop your stuff, and go. And yet every week I still see people disposing of their electronics improperly by putting their smashed televisions on the curb for regular trash pick up instead of taking it to a special waste site. Hell is other people.

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