Electronics Recycling

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periodically we talk about what to do with all this crap we're done with

so, thought I'd post this NYT metro section piece about who does what with electronics, and related issues.

Engineering a Tough Switch: Getting New Yorkers to Recycle Electronics
By JOHN ELIGON
Published: March 10, 2008

They are often wedged in closets, collecting dust. Some inevitably end up between banana peels and apple cores in a landfill. In New York City, finding an appropriate final resting place for aging computers, boom boxes and televisions can be an arduous task.

An even more daunting obstacle might be educating their owners.

As the fate of a City Council bill requiring electronic waste recycling rests on the tip of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s pen, many New Yorkers have no idea where and how to dispose of unwanted electronic items, many of which contain environmental hazards like lead and mercury.