I found two upcoming drop-off dates for Wilkes-Barre city residents: electronics recycling and document shredding on October 5 and October 8, 2026. The city’s September 14 announcement requires proof of city residency. This is a city collection, so I would not assume an Exeter or Kingston address qualifies.
I have no basement, but I am beginning to understand how an obsolete printer becomes a permanent member of a household.
When and where
The city lists Monday, October 5, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. Both collections use the Public Works Facility at 3 Conyngham Avenue in Wilkes-Barre. I checked those details on September 25; the county’s October 8 listings corroborate that day’s time and location.
Electronics: check the item before loading it
The city’s free-item list includes laptops, tablets, keyboards, printers and gaming systems. Some other items carry fees. I would check the full official list rather than treat “electronics recycling” as a promise that everything is free.
The county electronics listing gives a $20 fee for computer monitors, $40 for televisions under 42 inches and $60 for televisions over 42 inches. Fee payments are by cash or check. It also lists offsite hard-drive destruction at $10 per drive.
I found two details that need clarification before hauling a television over. The wording does not clearly assign a price to an exactly 42-inch set. The county says televisions and monitors must be intact, while the fee descriptions also mention broken screens. I cannot resolve that contradiction from the published notices. The county lists 570-208-4101 as the electronics event contact.
Paper shredding has a three-box limit
The county shredding notice limits each vehicle to three boxes and excludes businesses, including home businesses. It lists confidential papers, pay stubs and tax returns among acceptable materials.
I would separate those documents from binders, photographs, magazines, plastic sheet protectors and already-shredded paper, which the county lists as unacceptable. That is a sorting job worth doing before reaching the collection line.
Sources and verification
I researched this through the City of Wilkes-Barre announcement and Luzerne County’s linked electronics and shredding notices, checked September 25, 2026. I have not attended the collection. I would recheck the city announcement before making the trip, especially for an item with unclear eligibility.