More than 20 old televisions had been dropped at the the Tauranga EnviroHub collection point yesterday morning less than two days after analogue television was switched off in the upper North Island.
Centre team leader Emma van de Molen said more than 300 televisions had already been collected at the Historic Village collection point.
Since Sunday morning's switch to digital television, people need a UHF aerial or satellite dish and a Freeview box or subscription to a paid television service to continue watching.
Mrs van de Molen said the comment she heard most often was that the old TV still worked.
"It's tricky and it's a bit of a shame recycling something that can still be used," she said.