Green Your Technology

Our friends at Earth 911 have some great tips for recycling and making better use of the tech you use every day. Here's a few of the tips from an article by Trey Granger:

1. E-cycle: Keep your electronics out of landfills at all cost. If they still work, donate them to a second-hand store for reuse. If not, use Earth 911’s recycling locator to find a place to recycle them. It could be a community event, a retail store or even a manufacturer take back program. All of these are better than your trash can.

2. Provide a Second Life for Electronics: Recycling electronics is important, but only if they no longer work. Consider options that will reuse this technology again and keep it out of the waste stream. Trade in video games and movies for credit at stores that sell these items
Donate your televisions and computer monitors to Goodwill; you can find second-hand store locations using Earth 911’s recycling locator. Offer your old cell phone to a service provider so it can be refurbished. 

3. Reach for the Energy Stars: Electronics use up a lot of energy. ENERGY STAR products can cut energy use by 50 percent. If you’re shopping for new electronics, check for an ENERGY STAR label. This covers computers and monitors, televisions and even battery chargers. Some other energy-related notes for when you’re purchasing: Notebook computers use less energy than desktops. LCD TVs use less energy than plasma TVs.

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