Electronics Recycling Drop-Off Sites Across New York City

New York City provides a list of locations where residents can legally dispose of unwanted electronics, as state law prohibits disposal with regular trash. The dataset includes site addresses, geographic coordinates, and administrative district assignments. It is maintained by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping site density per Borough and CommunityDistrict to identify service gaps.
• Analyzing the correlation between SiteAddress locations and demographic data using Zipcode or NTAName.
• Building a location-finder tool using Latitude and Longitude coordinates for residents.
• Assessing facility distribution across political jurisdictions like CouncilDistrict and SenateDistrict.

Strengths

• Contains over 25 columns detailing administrative and geographic attributes per site.
• Includes precise geospatial data via Latitude and Longitude columns for mapping.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of rows (sites), preventing assessment of comprehensiveness.
• No sample data available to verify data consistency or completeness.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us, an official NYC government data portal.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating regular maintenance.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.