out. what about local resources. right. check out programs at your local schools or charities. you may be able to donate our own computer or tv to them. and also use the internet, the web, the kristina foundation is a non-profit to connect donors. that website is cristina.org and freecycle.org has everything from furniture to musical instruments and artwork. that s good. about this, ines, you seem to have all the smarts going today. what should people be aware of before recycling electronics? before you donate anything, tony, from a computer to a cell phone, make sure there s no personal information someone can access. if you want to get info hoff yor hard drive user racer, remove sensitive data by over writing it several times. that website is eraser.heidi.ie.