We recommend backing up your data and then erasing your computer's storage before donating, selling, or recycling your machine. Best Buy has a pretty extensive and well-known trade-in program that ...

Tossing your old printers and laptops in the trash is not only bad for the environment; it can even be illegal. It's no wonder a CNET survey found that nearly a third of us have old, unused tech ...

Once that old laptop or printer stops working, you need to get rid of it. However, that can be easier said than done. Throwing it in the trash will only lead to more items that could be recycled ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

If you have a growing graveyard of old printers and laptops in your closet, you're not alone. A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, probably because ...

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If you have a keyboard that's outdated or beyond repair, think twice before tossing it into a dumpster. These accessories contain valuable parts, and sometimes even heavy metals, which makes reusing ...

Government efforts to help us recycle our old computer equipment seem to have stalled. Back in March 2003, there was great fanfare for a House of Representatives bill known as the National Computer ...

Many business organizations use electronic recycling service providers to dispose of old computer equipment. The recyclers are supposed to meet stringent laws and guidelines for recycling hazardous ...

My basement is currently a graveyard of old/disfunctioning/unused computer and A/V equipment. How do you guys get rid of this stuff?<BR><BR>It'd be a shame to throw most of it away, but I don't know ...