Electronics Recycling 101; Give me your slow, your unchargeable, your out of date...

In a bizarre but informative paragraph on the NYC.gov website they say that New Yorkers will be allowed to throw their electronics (minus rechargeable batteries) in the trash until 2015. At which time, should we try to toss our electronics in the garbage, they will magically ricochet back out and a holographic elf will appear reminding us that NOW, now that it's 2015 we must recycle our electronics. Ok, that second part I made up, but really, why wait until 2015?

Here are 3 resources for easy (free shipping! they send you the box! they pay you!) ways to recycle your old electronics:


1) YouRenew.com

• Offered me $19 for my old cell phone
• Free shipping
• Wipes out personal info from your device
• Donate to AmericanForests.org (or) CarbonFund.org (your choice) for every item of yours that they take
• Credit Card/Account not necessary to be paid
• Recycles items that cannot be reused
• Green certified site

2) Gazelle.com

• Offered me $7 for my old cell phone
• Free shipping if your item qualifies
• Wipes out personal info from your device
• Recycles items that cannot be reused
• Green certified site

3) BuyMyTronics.com

• Offered me $6 for my old cell phone
• Free shipping if your item is of value
• Wipes out personal info from your device
• Recycles items that cannot be reused
• Takes broken items
• Site runs on wind power and has a cute icon
• Green certified site

More great resources
Tekserve EWaste Recycling event - Bring it, they'll deal with it on October 9th 2010!! (thanks Ashley!)
NY Stuff Exchange - NYC's give, sell, buy, rent, and repair website.
NYC WasteLess Event Calendar - Find the next recycling event in your area