City eWaste teams up with local Franklin businesses to offer free electronic recycling drop-off stations during Earth Week
The homegrown eWaste pioneer aims to make recycling easy for Franklin and Williamson County residents by turning everyday errands across town into environmental action
Franklin, Tennessee, April 9, 2026 – City eWaste, America’s first electronic waste franchise, is celebrating Earth Day by making electronics recycling as easy as running your usual errands. During Earth Week (April 20–24), residents can drop off unwanted handheld devices at local shops and businesses across Franklin for free and secure recycling.
“Franklin is where City eWaste began, in a backyard off Columbia Avenue,” said Matthew Rogers, CEO of City eWaste. “This community believed in what we were doing before anyone else did. Partnering with local businesses for Earth Week is our way of giving back to the community that made all of this possible. If you’re already stopping by your favorite shop, yoga studio, or dropping off your dog to daycare, just bring along your unwanted gadgets to place in the collection bins.”
Earth Week: eWaste Drop-Off Locations (Apr 20-24)
- Pawsh Pawradise: 1552 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064.
- Green Daisy: 400 Downs Blvd #110, Franklin, TN 37064.
- Ground Floor Yoga: The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd #8F, Franklin, TN 37064
- Highwoods Office Park (Led by xGeniSys): 720-730 Cool Springs Blvd, Franklin, TN 37067. (Collection rotates daily across building lobbies. Open to Highwoods tenants and employees)
- City eWaste HQ: 1209 Lakeview Dr #100, Franklin, TN 37067. (City eWaste is accepting drop-offs all week with ZERO recycling fees)
What’s Accepted (and What’s Not)
- Accepted: Any handheld electronic device with a battery or power cord – such as phones, tablets, laptops, desktop computers, cords and cables, gaming consoles, small audio devices, and device accessories (keyboards, computer mouse, etc.)
Residents are encouraged to remove device locks (sign out of iCloud for Apple devices, and Google accounts for Android/PC devices) and factory reset their devices before drop-off.
All sensitive data on electronics containing storage media is handled using industry-standard methods performed by R2-certified downstream partners, which may include secure data wiping or physical destruction.
- Not Accepted: TVs, copy machines, and items over 20 inches. Residents with larger items can bring them directly to City eWaste’s headquarters at 1209 Lakeview Dr #100, Franklin, TN 37067.
Your old devices don’t belong in the trash
Americans discard roughly 6.9 million tons of electronics each year, yet only about 15% is properly recycled. When improperly disposed of, eWaste can leach hazardous chemicals into the soil and contaminate the environment.
By creating convenient neighborhood drop-off points, City eWaste is removing one of the barriers to recycling: the extra trip.
“Everyone has a drawer full of unwanted electronics collecting dust,” added Rogers. “Most people want to do the right thing, but don’t always know how. Our goal is to make recycling them feel like the simplest, easiest option out there.”
City eWaste invites all Franklin and Williamson County residents to participate in this free Earth Week recycling initiative. Every device dropped off is one less piece of eWaste in our landfills, and it all adds up.
For more information about City eWaste, visit: www.cityewaste.com
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About City eWaste
City eWaste is reframing electronic waste from being “just trash” into a stream of untapped value. Traditionally, Tennesseans have thought of old electronics as clutter that ends up in a landfill. We’re changing that mindset by showing that eWaste is both a resource and an opportunity.
Based in Franklin TN, City eWaste makes secure electronics recycling simple for households and businesses with convenient drop-offs, pickups, and municipal partnerships. Every device collected is an opportunity to rehome (maximizing the lifespan of electronics) or recover valuable materials (into the local manufacturing chain); all the while creating steady employment in our communities.
By launching the nation’s first eWaste franchise right here in Tennessee, we’re creating a blueprint for counties across the state to scale sustainable recycling programs without relying on limited municipal budgets. Tennessee isn’t just managing eWaste anymore, it’s pioneering how the rest of the country can tackle it.
Since 2018, we’ve been selected by 300+ businesses in Middle Tennessee as the trusted local partner for IT and electronics recycling. We’ve helped 146,000 residents in Middle Tennessee give a better afterlife to their unwanted electronics, saving 220 tons of eWaste from ending up in the landfill. Over the last four and a half years, we’ve worked with the City of Franklin BOPAE program to streamline the most efficient ways to recycle residential electronics.
For more information, contact
Erin Westrich
Head of Operations, City eWaste
erin@cityewaste.com
