Electronics Recycling frustration
Apr. 8th, 2010 03:39 pmI hate like hell to toss old VCRs, printers, stereo components, etc on the curb. But I'm finding out that it's enormously expensive--more expensive than some of these things cost in the first place--to recycle them. It's really frustrating. Staples will take small stuff like phones and cameras and desktop computers/monitors if you pay them a little, but this other stuff is looking grim.
eta: <a href='http://www.officedepot.com/speciallinks/us/od/docs/promo/pages/docs/techrecyclingbroch_july.pdf">Office Depot</a> seems to have the best program going, but it's still going to cost a pretty penny to dispose of this bulky stuff. Anybody want a used but functional VCR? ... yeah, I thought not. Well, I guess it is what it is. .
eta: <a href='http://www.officedepot.com/speciallinks/us/od/docs/promo/pages/docs/techrecyclingbroch_july.pdf">Office Depot</a> seems to have the best program going, but it's still going to cost a pretty penny to dispose of this bulky stuff. Anybody want a used but functional VCR? ... yeah, I thought not. Well, I guess it is what it is. .
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Date: 2010-04-08 10:13 pm (UTC)http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Massachusetts
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Date: 2010-04-09 04:44 am (UTC)I also found a matchmaking service for recycled electronic goods through the EPA's site. There are a bunch of charities that train people how to fix electronics and they might take stuff that works and stuff that doesn't.