Spring Cleaning: How to Recycle Your Computers and Printers for Free

You've probably got an old laptop, desktop or printer taking up space in your home office, junk room or closet. With spring cleaning on everyone's mind, here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of old tech. And some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as hard as it is to let go of them. Recycling computers and printers can be as simple as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Throwing away your old devices is illegal, and can draw large fines in some states, including in California. Recycling is a necessary habit to get into. According to a UN report last year, people worldwide are throwing away about five times more gadgets than are being recycled. Here's what you need to know about recycling your old tech -- and read here for how to recycle your old phones. Before recycling your tech Wherever you choose to take or mail in your items to be recycled, you'll want to protect your ... Read full article.