unclutter | Huzzah!

In one of those rare moments when procrastination pays off, I checked our local landfill schedule to see the fees for electronic waste, only to discover that they've been re-cateogorized as "e-waste recyclables" and drop off is free of charge.

So we loaded a moniter, hard drive, imac and television into the car and took an afternoon drive to the dump! And now I have much more floor space in my back sunroom. We also did some sorting of the craft drawers, and picking up on the floor; and snagged a bagfull of various odds and ends for the garbage.

The downside - I'm pretty sure "e-waste recycling" is code for shipping my toxic unwanted electronics to somewhere like China where someone will break them apart with their bare hands, at the cost of their health and living environment.* So maybe I should look for an overseas charity when I get paid at the end of the week.

*If you ever have a chance to see Edward Burtynsky's documentary Manufactured Landscapes, I HIGHLY recommend it; a visually stunning journey into the shaping of landscape through rampant industrialization. It includes a trip to a village in China where people are taking apart electronics by hand to reclaim metals.