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As folks collapse on the sofa, full of roast beast and replete with the goodies of the season, it’s worth thinking a bit about recycling as much as we can of the waste this whole business generates. If you were lucky enough to score some electronic goodies (cell phones, iPods, etc., etc.) that will orphan some of your old gear, you might consider giving or selling those bits on. We sold a bunch of gear on eBay before we came to the UK, and donated a great 19″ CRT monitor that no one bid on to the local school system. Services like FreeCycle<\/a> make it a lot easier to find happy homes for things you no longer want but which could still be useful to others.<\/p>\n

Barring selling or donation, definitely explore recycling them instead of just pitching them in the trash. Cast off electronic represent the fastest growing component of the municipal waste stream, and the problem’s just gonna get larger. Cell phones don’t biodegrade or compost well, and there are now something like 1 billion<\/em> cell phones on the planet, which makes for a pretty hefty garbage truck.<\/p>\n

Looking for some tips on how to gracefully move some old electronics on to their next life? There’s lots of info on-line, including this nice piece<\/a> from The Daily Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Alexandre Van de Sande<\/a> for the cool photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As folks collapse on the sofa, full of roast beast and replete with the goodies of the season, it’s worth thinking a bit about recycling as much as we can of the waste this whole business generates. 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