I saw something the other day that I thought was pretty cool, and informative, and really applies to all of us here. Some of you may have seen it before but it was new to me... check it out:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
What do you do with your old gear....(assuming to sell or fix it is not a viable option)
You can pick more than one
here is what the EPA has to say:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/elec_fs.pdf