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Re: FIRST Electronics Recycling

Team 806 has been using ThinkRecycle for over a year now. They take ink, toner and laser cartridges as well as cell phones. Pre-paid shipping, and we earn a little cash for each item on their long list of accepted products. I believe they also plant a tree, somewhere, for every 24 items sent in. The only downside is that we can only request payment after we reach the $25 mark or thereabouts, and at a few cents per item, we haven't yet.

So if you want to strike out and get your team involved in an e-cycling drive before FIRST institutes their own, you could start looking there.
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