Dmytro Angelovskyi / Shutterstock.com Tablets Illegal in Garbage & Drains E-Waste Dmytro Angelovskyi / Shutterstock.com Submit a Transportation Move Request to move electronic waste to B79. For items with DOE property tags, dispose through your Property Coordinator. Never Throw in the Trash Most electronic tablets are known to contain one or more of the following hazardous chemicals: lead, brominated flame retardants, and chlorine. Although these chemicals are only present in small amounts, hazardous chemicals do leach out of electronics sitting in landfills.