Somewhere in my dad's basement is my old Commodore 128 and the accompanying disk drive (much louder, and only slightly smaller, than a Ford Festiva). As far as I know, they still work as well as they ever did.
What can you do with that now-obsolete computer if you'd prefer to keep it from becoming mere high-tech landfill fodder?
Here, via Real Money, a newsletter from Co-op America, is a collection of options:
Recycling
A clearinghouse for programs around the country that refurbish old electronic equipment for charities and nonprofit groups. (They also have info on cellphone recycling):
The following all offer computer and/or monitor recycling for fees around $15 plus shipping costs:
CD Recycling
Resources for anyone who has ever been on AOL's mailing list:
* Green Disk
* Envirom
I haven't actually tried any of these yet myself — my recycling tends to pile up pretty high before reaching the kind of critical mass that forces me to get it out of the apartment. If you have tried any of these services, or you plan to, let me know how it goes. (Or, if you know of something better, let me know about that as well.)
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