What to Do with Broken Electronics
Mar 12
With thanks to tips from various Bangkok Recycling Chain members!
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REPAIRS
Search for “electronics repair shop” or “ซ่อมเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้า” on Google Maps to find the neighborhood electronics repair shops closest to you. Most electronics repair shops will repair your broken home appliances such as TVs, if fixable, for a nominal fee.
Amorn Electronics
Testimonial #1: The branch near Wat Pho can repair everything: TVs, boilers... they even repaired my mixing table for so cheap.
Testimonial #2: Amorn Electronics is where I went recently based upon a referral in the group, but I went to the one in Fortunetown and wasn't impressed - but did find a guy in another shop willing to give it a try and he fixed it!
DONATE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Don Bosco Technical College will also accept broken electronics for students to have a go at fixing them as part of their studies 🙂
This is the location of the Don Bosco school on Petchaburi Road but not sure which department may help:
Don Bosco Technical College Facebook Page
Niro Shan from the Cedar Learning Center trains refugee students to repair electronics for resale. They are unable to collect the electronics, so if you would like to donate broken electronics for this cause, you can send them to the Cedar Learning Center in DinDaeng.
Cedar Learning Center Facebook Page
Wat Suan Kaew
If you have a car, or can organize a trip with other people, you might go to this temple. They collect broken or second hand appliances, either to repair and resell them, or to use spare parts. It is about a 30 min drive from Asok.
02 595 1444
SELL OR DONATE TO LOCAL RECYCLERS TO SELL FOR PARTS
The metal in broken home appliances is valuable to local recyclers and recycling centers. There’s many ways to dispose of them responsibly and keep them out of the landfills!
Local junk yards/recycling centers: You can search for “รับซื้อของเก่า” or “junk yard” on Google and you should come up with the one closest to you. They can salvage the recyclable parts to sell to larger material-specific recycling centers for money. This typically works for all electric appliances, like broken printers, hot pots, etc.
Local informal recyclers: You can also give broken electronics to the rickshaws that come by your building or neighborhood to collect recyclables. These individuals will appreciate them because they can sell them to the local junkyard for a bit of extra cash. You can ask your security guard to give it to the ซาเล้ง (saleng) for you, which is what these informal recycles are called. They typically come by daily to look for recyclables in the bins.
Note from another group member: I should note that not all junk men will pick up plastic/paper because they get very little baht for it; we have another guy on our soi that picks up old/broken electronics and metals.
Place them next to your neighborhood trash bin: The bin men take them to resell to local recycling centers, or they might fix it to resell themselves.
Wongpanit: I always take my broken electrical things to Wongpanit company, which was established to improve local recycling in Thailand. Try to find the nearest one on Google.
Give them to condo staff: If you live in a condo you can ask the staff. I give a lot of things I don’t need to them, usually just by leaving the items in the garbage room and they sell it onwards - whether it’s recyclables, broken items, unneeded things, etc, the cleaning staff often has a use for it or knows who to sell it to.
Thanks for reading!
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