Christmas is almost upon us. Perhaps you will receive some new electronics (a phone, laptop, TV, game system, etc.) Yea! But leap ahead a week or so and this also brings up the question of what to do with your older, maybe broken or obsolete technology items. How do you recycle these responsibly?
I did some research so you don’t have to. Here’s a summary:
RECYCLING OLDER ELECTRONICS: For the serious declutterer, check out these 3 articles.
- Where to Donate and Recycle Used Electronics – All Connect offers many ideas about principles, resources and where to take used electronics.
- How to Recycle Old Electronics – Consumer Reports offers their always well reputed reliable, unbiased product information.
- Where to Recycle – Earth 911 offers a simple, direct search function to find local recycling places.
IN A FEW WORDS: For those who care but have less time, the key points are:
- Donate as much as you can to reputable charities (the articles give contact info for many of the usual ones.)
- Recycle others by taking your stuff to stores that sell similar merchandise or to the parent tech firm itself.
- Wipe all products clean of any personal information.
FOR FUN: Check out this 2 minute video. Which of the 5 things would you guess?
5 Things To Always Recycle
BEYOND ELECTRONICS – Bonus ideas about decluttering other Christmas stuff and making the holidays sync with your environmental commitments
- 28 Ways to Be Environmentally Conscious During the Holidays from Charter for Compassion
- Thoughts on Decluttering Christmas Decorations – by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist
