Recycle Old Macs. (Hardware).

Some people are very good at finding uses for an old computer--whether as a file server, a recipe archive, or even an aquarium (for ideas, see our "Old Mac" series, at www.macworld.com/subject/oldmac). But if you have no need for your retired Quadra 800 and just want it out of your house, you'll need to know the best way to get rid of it.

Before you toss your CPU into the trash or leave it curbside, consider its environmental impact. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 220 tons of computers and other electronic goods are dumped in U.S. landfills and ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.