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What does everyone do with their old electronics? (reddthat.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by annoyedcamel@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've been accumulating old electronics for about a decade now and I really need to safely dispose of them at this point. I know some cities have drop off spots for recycling, but the one near me charges a fee and appears to cater to business clients. Obviously I'm against tossing them in the bin. It's small things, like an old iPod touch, Bluetooth speaker etc. What do you all do with your old Ewaste?

Edit: Whew. I'm tired after a long day of...you guessed it...work. Great suggestions in this thread. Thanks y'all!

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Recently I've found a place called 'Free Geek' that is pretty much a tech-specific thrift shop/non-profit aiming to help eliminate digital divides.

When I first started learning I would go to a lot of second hand stores and just buy old systems to take them apart and see what could be made for a few bucks each, now that I have plenty of my own it's time to give back to such places.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Free Geek is awesome, but they're only in a few cities, I know about the ones in Minneapolis and Portland.

[–] YexingTudou@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

RIP Freegeek Chicago :(

[–] 31415926535@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

There's one like it in the sf bay area. Called Oakland technology exchange East.