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What's the Best Way to Recycle Old Tech in the US?

Posted by Zonk on from the reuse-for-reduction dept.

Tim Danhamn writes "SmartPlanet.com, a green-focused Web site, has put up an article about the best way to recycle your old tech, including local recycling centers and reusing old technology in other ways. I'm about to upgrade to a new PC and I have a lot of old radios, MP3 players and other electronic goods lying around the house. The article though is mostly about solutions in the UK, so I want to know - what is the best way to recycle old tech in the US?"

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  1. What's the best way to recycle tech in the US? by kawabago · · Score: 3, Funny

    Send it to the UK

  2. Well packed. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    " what is the best way to recycle old tech in the US?""

    Give it to a pack rat. They'll pile it up with their other...treasures. Soon you'll read about the guy who couldn't get out of his house because the doors and windows were blocked.

  3. Targets by kaoshin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Many old technological devices can be recycled into targets for practicing small arms fire.

  4. Re:Damn by veganboyjosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somewhat on topic...

    Some friends of mine worked in a retail store, and had an old dot matrix printer that still worked, but they were done with. They put it out by the dumpster with a "free" sign on it. It sat by the dumpster for weeks, until one of them went out and put a "$10, inquire inside" sign on it, and it walked off within the hour.

  5. Re:Damn by Critical+Facilities · · Score: 5, Funny
    OK, admittedly off topic, but in a very similar vein and for your amusement:

    Years ago, I was doing some HVAC work at an apartment community. This complex was made up of many buildings with several townhomes in each, all side by side. The electric meters for each townhome were grouped together on the back porch of one of the townhomes in each building. The particular condensing unit we were working on happened to be on the back porch where all the power meters were. While we were fixing it, the lady who lived in the house came out and asked us:

    "Is there any way to make that meter run slower? My "light bill" is too high."

    At this point, the other guy working with me (a real wise ass from NY) doesn't even skip a beat and says very matter of factly:

    "Oh yeah, just put a brick on top of the meter"

    Now it's all I can do to keep from laughing in her face at this point, but somehow I manage. She seems satisfied and goes back inside.

    About a week later, I go back to the same unit to check it out and make sure it's still working fine and EVERY SINGLE METER had a brick on top of it. I bet I laughed for an hour.