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| Go green while decluttering and organizing, by recycling your unneeded & unwanted items in New York City: |
| Technology Recycling Most manufacturer sponsored takeback programs charge a processing fee and/or restrict the brands they will accept, but Dell and HP provide a home pick-up service. Store programs take a variety of brands. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------The 4th Bin 307 7th Ave., suite 1207 New York, NY, 10001 646.747.5985 This service picks up e-waste for ethical reuse and recycling from local residents and businesses (NYC only)! The 4th Bin only does business with E-Steward Recyclers who uphold the highest standard of environmental & social responsibility. They accept: •Computers (laptops & desktops, servers) & Monitors (CRT's and LCD's). • Printers (including plotters), scanners, fax-machines, small copiers under 40lbs. • Large muti-functional copier, printer, and fax machines such, Panasonic, Xerox, Ricoh, Canon, Konika Minolta units. Please note special prices may apply. • Network devices (routers, hubs, modems, etc.). • Peripherals (keyboards, mice, cables, etc.). • Components (hard drives, CD-ROMs, circuit boards, power supplies, etc.). • TVs, VCRs, & DVD Players. • Audio-visual equipment. • Cell phones, pagers, PDAs. • Telecommunication (phones, answering machines, etc.). • Digital Cameras. • MP3 Players. • Toner. • Uninterruptible Power Supply Batteries. • Household Batteries (including, camera, cell phone etc.). |
| Ink and Toner Cartridges: Staples offers $3 in Staples Rewards toward a future purchase of ink or toner when HP, Lexmark or Dell cartridges are returned to their retail stores for recycling. Cartridge World 155 West 35th Street (Broadway & 7th Avenue) New York, NY 10001 US Phone: (212) 777-6600 Fax: (212) 777-6955 |
| Cell Phones Verizon Wireless stores accept drop offs of old cell phones for the "Hopeline" program, to help domestic violence victims. The used cell phones are recycled or refurbished, with refurbishing proceeds going to purchasing new phones for victims of domestic violence, or to fund shelters and advocacy organizations. If you are not near a Verizon store, try: Phones4Charity.org Shelter Alliance Want to donate a cell phone, but need to erase the data 1st?; check out: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/default.asp |
| Rechargeable Batteries Drop off programs at Radio Shack, Home Depot, Best Buy or contact Call2recycle.org . Please contact your local store to verify. |
| Air Conditioners Call 311 to schedule a pick up at curbside in NYC, 3 days prior to your regular recycling/collection day. Freon is recovered and components are recycled. |
| Books Paperbackswap.com lets you trade hard cover, soft cover & audio books |
| Video Games Visit your local store to trade-in your old video games and systems for credit towards the latest games, consoles and gear. Check www.gamestop.com for details. |
| Video & Audio Cassettes, CDs, Zip Disks, Hard Drives Recycle all forms of computer media. www.greendisk.com or 800.305.DISK |
| Textiles & Clothing Since 2007 GrowNYC has offered textile recycling drop-off sites at select Greenmarkets, diverting hundreds of thousands of pounds of material from the landfill. They offer ongoing weekly collections. Check out locations on their web site http://www.grownyc.org/clothing#where 212-788-7900 |
| Other Recycling Resources Freecycle Craigs List Earth 911.org NYC Wasteless Lower East Side Ecology Center 1800recycling.com If you know what you want to recycle but don't know where, you can specify the item category & your location to find a recycling center. NYC Stuff Exchange For NYC residents to search for places throughout the city where they can donate, sell, buy, rent, or repair different types of gently used goods. http://www.nyc.gov/html/stuffex/html/home/home.shtml |
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