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Tekserve on 23rd Street in Manhattan, in partnership with The Lower East Side Ecology Center, is offering a free recycling day, tomorrow, July 3rd, from 10am - 4pm:

Recyclable items include computers, monitors, fax machines, copiers, DVD or VCR players, radios, telephones, cell phones, televisions, cameras, and stereo equipment.

They also offer a trade-in program for Intel Macs.

Bulk drop-offs and other household electronics (such as microwaves, stoves, refrigerators and air conditioners) will not be accepted.

Why recycle? As their website states:

The components in many electronics can be incredibly hazardous to the environment - contributing up to 70% of the toxins found in landfills - so it's important that they are properly recycled. Find out more through our links to articles on computer recycling. Sponsored collection events, like this one, are one of the easiest ways to properly dispose of your old gadgets in NYC. Due to funding constraints, the city's electronics recycling events and the Build It Green electronics drop-off program have been suspended.

Read more about recycling electronics at the National Resources Defense Council and the Basel Action Network site.

New Yorkers can also donate working electronics to the PS122 Performance Space for a tax write off. Info here: http://www.ps122.org/performances/gadget_wash_2010.html

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