Typical homes across the country have one major thing in common – a pile of electronics. Americans love their toys and beyond that we’ve got larger homes (which tend to mean more electronics per area), plus more people then ever are working at home and require printers, fax machines, and multiple computers.
End result – tons o’ electronics. While we should all try to cut our consumption and make smart green buying choices, most of us still end up with some electronics and the question of what to do with them at the end of their life-cycle becomes highly relevant.
What to do?
There’s a new great superguide out from PCMag that covers how to recycle all those electronics you’ve got around the house.
The Electronics Recycling Superguide is really neat and comprehensive. According to PCMag, electronics, “Make up almost 2 percent of the municipal solid waste stream” so we all need a guide like this around.
What’s covered in this FREE guide:
- How to green audit your existing electronics – i.e what to keep vs. what’s not necessary.
- Ideas for how to donate your old electronics before moving on to recycling.
- How to extend the life of your electronics – long life is a major keystone of green products.
- Manufacture trade in programs.
- An A-Z guide to electronic manufacturers and their recycling or trade in programs. This part even covers which geographical areas are served.
- Cash back sites for recycled goods.
- And more.
This is a very well-thought out guide and is a must read if you own any electronics. You can get it free here.
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