Recycle your old technotrash
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I feel pretty guilty about throwing things away. We’ve been trying to get rid of the things that we don’t need anymore, and the next thing on the list is VCR tapes and coasters (CD/DVD discs that did not burn correctly).
Even though it costs money, Green Disk seems like a good option for us. Here is a list of some of the things that they will take for recycling (from their website):
- All forms of electronic media and their cases: diskettes, zip disks, CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVDs et al, video tape (i.e. VHS), audio tape, game cartridges, DAT, DLT, Beta or Digibeta, and virtually all other type of computer tapes.
- Hard drives, Zip and Jazz drives, jump drives, etc.
- All forms of printer cartridges including both inkjet and toner.
- All types of cell phones, pagers, PDAs and their chargers, cables, and headset accessories
- All types of rechargeable batteries (not regular alkaline ones) and their chargers
- All of the small computer accessories such as MP3 players, iPods, digital cameras, hand-held scanners, handheld games and other connected devices
- All of the cords, cables, boards, chips, etc. attached to or removed from a computer.
- Laptop computers.
They also will take computer systems and computer components, although it is part of a separate recycling program.
We’re thinking of purchasing a Technotrash can because the postage is included. They also destroy any information on the media you send them, which is nice if you have a small business or even personal files.
Have you ever tried this service or used something similar? I haven’t seen anything else where we can send all different types of items to one location yet, but would be interested in other options that may be available.
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I had to post a comment. This type of article needs to be written. There are way too many about the next best gadget and none about what to do with the old. When cannot recycle it is very big problem.
I’ve been manually opening old disks and shredding them. I know it’s a lot of work, but I’m confident that I have destroyed them myself. I’m looking into recycling the plastic and metal casings.
I also need to convert our old vhs tapes over to dvd.
Green disk sounds like a good option, but I always feel skeptical about services like these. Do they really shred everything? I’m sure they do, but I prefer to do it myself.
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If I can’t make something else out of my techotrash (or pass along my usable components to someone who can use it as an upgrade) I usually keep it in a pile in my garage - my own personal techno landfill? This is a great artcle. I’m hosting a blog carnival about recycling hard to recycle items and this article would go with our theme. Please consider submitting it (or any others that you’d like) to our carnival. There is more information about our Recycling blog carnival and submissions info at http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-hosting-carnival-and-youre-invited.html.
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Kathy - thanks! I know it’s so easy to just chuck it in the trash, but recycling it makes me feel so much better
Scott - I know what you mean. For really sensitive data, I also plan on destroying it on my own. I do have a lot of “crap” on VHS and dvd that just needs to go, though.
Thanks for posting! I appreciate it
Condo Blues - I’m heading your way right now. Thanks so much for the invite - I’ve never been invited to a blog carnival before!
Check out FlipSwap. As far as I know, this service is only for cell phones, but you can trade them in for cash or donate them to a charity (of your choice? I’m not sure). Either way, its a good idea for old phones: http://flipswap.com
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