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yan·off (yä nôf) n. A Wisconsin family consisting of Gillie, Carly, Kathy and Scott Yanoff.

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Environment | Recycling: General | Computers | Phones and Batteries | Religious

Environment

An Environmentalist's Guide to Gasoline

Ratings on all the major gas companies.

Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site

Just enter your zip code into this site and it will return all kinds of reports about what type of pollution exists in your area.

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Recycling - General

Earth 911

Just enter your zip code and find out about reuse or recycling options for phones, computers, appliances, household items, batteries, electronics, musical instruments, tools, toys, sporting goods, lawn and garden equipment, and more.

Donating/Recycling Computers and Memory

Apple Recycling

Computers for Schools

The Computers for Schools Association is a national non-profit dedicated to providing a low-cost alternative for achieving technology in the classroom.

Computer Take-Back Campaign

Find a computer recycler in your state.

Dell Recycling

Can't find a computer recycler near you? Dell will take back your computer (even if it's not a Dell) for just $10.

HP Recycling

MemoryTen

Old memory contains environmentally dangerous levels of lead. Do not throw away your memory!

National Cristina Foundation (NCF)

This not-for-profit foundation is dedicated to the support of training through donated used technology.

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Donating or Recycling Mobile Phones and Batteries

Collective Good: Mobile Phone Recycling

CollectiveGood is the mobile devices recycling resource. If you have spare mobile phones, pagers or PDAs sitting on a shelf or in a drawer, you can recycle them here in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Or, drop off your old cell phone at your local Staples store as part of a Sierra Club recycling effort.

Office Depot

Don't throw out any rechargable batteries! Office Depot is now collecting used phones and rechargeable batteries for recycling at all 960 Office Depot locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Rechargable Battery Recycling Corporation

RBRC.org can help you recycle your used portable rechargeable batteries and old cell phones. RBRC recycles the following battery chemistries: Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead (Pb).

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Religious

The Schwartz Collection on Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights

Fact sheets on Jewish teachings and realities related to health, animals, the environment, resource usage, and hunger.

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