When I bought my notebook, there was an $8 recycling fee attached. I thought I'd never use it, but I did today! I noticed on a Fry's run yesterday that a company named ASL was taking in old PCs, TVs, VCRs, and other electronics to be recycled. They were doing this yesterday and today. So, this morning I ripped the harddrives out of four old PCs that were sitting in the garage and brought them down to the Brokaw Fry's where ASL was taking old equipment. That was a pretty quick and easy way to get rid of four old PCs. I got a flyer from the ASL guys and it looks like electronics recycling is always free, just bring the stuff to them 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday at their location: ASL, 924 Brennan Street, San Jose, 95131 - 877.279.0230. The accept this stuff for recycling: