Spring Cleaning Your Tech: Where You Can Recycle Your Computers and Printers for Free

We're willing to bet that you've got at least one (and probably more) old laptop, desktop or printer taking up valuable space in your home. Whether it's in your office, junk room or closet, spring cleaning should be on your mind, and here's a tech tip for you: There are easy and sustainable options for disposing of these old pieces of tech. Some stores will even give you credit for offloading your old devices, as weirdly hard as it is to let go of them. Throwing away your old devices is actually illegal, and can draw large fines in some states. 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. And recycling computers and printers can be as easy as bringing them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples. Here's what you need to know about recycling your old tech -- and read here for how to recycle your old phones. Before you recycle your old tech ... Read full article.