Recycling e-waste is good for the environment, but it must also be good business, because there are now so many options for folks to get their old electronics processed properly and even get some cash back. Here’s a new one called SwapnGreen. They will buy your broken or used electronics including cell phones, iPods, iPhones,… Continue reading New e-recycler Swapngreen will buy your old electronics
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yourenew.com pays you to recycle your old electronics
Recycling your old electronics is really becoming easier, as more services spring up to cash in on the growing industry. Yes, cashing in, because they make money from re-selling the parts and raw materials. But I don’t want to rain on their parade, because it’s a win-win for everyone. You can get some cash for… Continue reading yourenew.com pays you to recycle your old electronics
Chess Set made of recycled auto parts
It’s a bit hard to tell from the picture, but the pieces in this chess were made entirely of old parts from auto and mechanical parts! For example, the bishop’s head is a spark plug and the rook’s head is a cog. Pretty styling. Gimme! Price: $207.95 (Please note prices are subject to change and… Continue reading Chess Set made of recycled auto parts
Recycle Your Old Gizmos at MyBoneYard.com
The Geeks came across an interesting site for Geeks with too many Gizmos and Gadgets that they no longer need. MyBoneYard.com allow eco-conscience consumers to recycle userd and newly upgraded Gizmos in a simple and safe way. Using MyBoneYard.com, consumers can recycle those computers that are far less hip than today’s flat-screens and those cell… Continue reading Recycle Your Old Gizmos at MyBoneYard.com
California Passes Law Requiring Cell Phone Retailers to Recycle Phones
I may be a gadget/technology-junkie, but I’m definitely concerned about the environment and do whatever I can to recycle as much as possible. I was pretty happy to see that my home state (California) has put into effect a law requiring any store selling cell phones to take them back (without charge to the end-consumer)… Continue reading California Passes Law Requiring Cell Phone Retailers to Recycle Phones
Shower That Recycles Water
Next step is a Dune-like Stillsuit! Ok, maybe not quite yet, but right now we have a shower that recycles water and saves money and energy. Peter Brewin designed the ssytem at the Royal College of Art in Britain. Interestingly, the shower works on principles similar to those found in a Dyson vacuum cleaner, using… Continue reading Shower That Recycles Water
Trash it? Recycle it? No… Freecycle it!
Freecycle.org is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that brings together folks looking to get or get rid of “treasure” and/or “trash” (depending on your perspective). It does this quite simply through the use of free Yahoo! Groups mailing lists that are geared to local geographic areas. Freecycle boasts over half a million users in over 1,500… Continue reading Trash it? Recycle it? No… Freecycle it!
Is 2012 the Year of the 3D Printer?
It looks like 2012 could be the year the 3D printer breaks out. As prices creep down towards $1,000 per unit, 3D printers are now within the reach of small design companies, and it may not be long before they’re in all our homes too. But is it time to buy? Here are three things… Continue reading Is 2012 the Year of the 3D Printer?
Google Lets Us Peek Inside Their Data Center, Highlights Security
Google, specifically the Google Apps division, recently released a video highlighting the security protections they use in their data centers to protect both the facilities themselves and the data stored on their servers.
How to get a new iPhone 4G for ‘free’
The latest iPhone 4G is about to be launched any day (remember the brouhaha about the missing prototype?) and we’ll bet you’ll be slobbering over that one too. 😉 Sooo… how can you (potentially) get your mitts on that one. For free? Or with a nice discount? Pretty simple actually – Recycle your old one for… Continue reading How to get a new iPhone 4G for ‘free’