Electronics recycling for cash

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Don't just throw out your old cell phone, camera, laptop or e-reader. You can make money by recycling these and other electronics. Here's how.

Thanks to improved technology recycling programs across the U.S., disposing of broken, unwanted or outdated electronics in an eco-friendly way has become much less of a hassle in recent years. But how to get cash for old electronics remains a mystery to many folks, who often would rather just throw out old laptops, TVs and iWhatevers than try to recoup a reward for recycling them. Specifically, figuring out how much an item is worth and how to get the most for it continues to trip up many would-be recyclers.

? The smart phone: iPhone 3G 16GB: $25 (poor condition) to $125 (perfect condition)

? The digital camera: Kodak EasyShare M580: $11 (poor condition) to $54 (perfect condition)

? The laptop computer: MacBook Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz 13.3" 160GB Super Drive: $45 (poor condition) to $223 (perfect condition)

? The gaming system: Microsoft Xbox gaming console: $4 (poor condition) to $20 (perfect condition)

? The e-reader: Amazon Kindle 2 Wireless Reading Device: $11 (poor condition) to $57 (perfect condition)

? The video player: Roku Netflix HD Digital Video Player: $1 (poor condition) to $38 (perfect condition)

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