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There’s a lot of ways to recycle electronics now, mostly through companies such as Apple, Dell, Toshiba, HP and others,  Do you know if they are recycling them?  Tekserve, the largest independent Apple store in New York City (and New York State as well), is teaming with Lower East Side Ecology Center to offer free recycling on January 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with some interesting benefits.

Anyone that brings electronics to recycle to the store is given a $25 discount towards a new model iPod (sadly no $25 or $45 shuffles, though) or computer within 30 days of the event.  Each person actively recycling is also put into a raffle for a new aluminum MacBook or one of three 16GB iPod nanos.  Seems worthwhile to me if I were closer to the store’s location at 119 West 23rd Street, I would definitely bring a some of the old dead electronics that I have lying around. 

It’s always nice to see more companies that offer recycling programs.  A lot of old electronics have materials that while not harmful to humans, are very dangerous to the environment.  Actually, according to the Tekserve press release, 70 percent of all toxins found in landfills are from electronics.  Any opportunity to lower the percentage is a worthwhile one, especially if you could win something new to go along with it.

Read [Business Wire]