If your computer is very old or hopelessly broken, recycling it may be your only option. (Unless you think it's old enough to be a museum piece.) You can wait for a recycling event in your area but the companies that sell you new computers are increasingly taking responsibility for disposing of your old one. Dell will take your old computer away for free if you're buying a new Dell. HP offers a host of recycling options, including some for cell phones. HP hauled away (and promised to recycle responsibly) an old CRT monitor that I had stashed in the attic for a long time for a $17 shipping fee. They sent a shipper to pick it up at my door; all I had to do was slap a label on it, which seemed a fair arrangement. Apple will recycle your old computer free of charge if you are buying a new computer from them and will recycle iPods or any cell phone for free any time. Gateway takes back your old stuff in exchange for a discount on new purchases. Sony offers a host of options, including drop-off centers, trade-in programs, and mail-in recycling programs. Staples takes back all manner of high-tech gear and recycles it. Large items incur a fee but some small items -- such as printer cartridges -- can be redeemed for store credit.
I know some of you InfoWorld readers have come up with brilliant solutions to this problem. So tell us: What do you do with old computers, cell phones, and PDAs?
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