Electronics Recycling frustration

[alonewiththemoon]

I 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. .

Comments

[fudjo.livejournal.com]

craigslist? I advertised a bed for free there and it was snapped up in a day.

[belledejour.livejournal.com]

down here in jersey, the counties have a day for recycling e-waste.

[christianet.livejournal.com]

Freecycle is awesome. I got rid of several things that way!

http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/Massachusetts

[panzerkunst.livejournal.com]

seconded

[darla.livejournal.com]

Depending on its age/worth, www.gazelle.com might be a good option.

[mistresshellena.livejournal.com]

reiterating dorkbot who might use the busted, and functioning, stuff for parts for their crazy electronics projects.

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.