Recycle Old Computers in Queens

The only bad thing about getting a new computer or cell phone is getting rid of the old one. Dumping electronics (aka e-waste) in the regular trash is a poor use of our city resources (and for the environment) since they contain so much metal that can be recycled. But regular recycling can't deal with the toxic bits inside them. It's illegal to put them in your weekly curbside recycling.

So this October take your junky old laptop, clunky monitor, and dead cellphone to one of the NYC Sanitation Department's electronics recycling events. The Queens one is on October 7 at Queens College. At the same event you can donate clean linens and clothing for which you can receive a tax-deduction receipt. There aren't any receipts, however, for the junk electronics. But if you're one of the first 100 people to recycle, you will receive a $5 Best Buy gift card.

• Recycle Electronics in Queens
• Sunday, October 7, 2006, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., free, limit 5 items per person, NYC residents only
• Where: Queens College, Parking Lot 15N. 61st Rd (between 153rd St and Reeves Ave), located off the eastbound LIE service road, between Main St and Kissena Blvd.

• More - NYC.gov's Recycling
• Computer Recycling [About PCs]