Best Buy will take basically all your old electronics items for free plus they take TVs and monitors up to 32". Review the company's electronics recycling guidelines.

E-waste Recycling Guidelines:
• Two items per household per day.
• Nearly everything electronic, including TVs, computers, DVD players, monitors, & cell phones; most are taken free.
• Desktop or laptop computers with the hard drive removed.
• Every U.S. Best Buy store has free kiosks (drop boxes) for you to drop off inkjet cartridges, batteries, cell phones, CDs/DVDs, PDAs and smartphones for recycling.

Office Depot has a similar recycling program with 3 different sized boxes you can stuff with all your waste electronic items. The prices for the boxes are $5, $10 and $15. Small TVs that fit are allowed in this program. Click here to see the Office Depot document that outlines what is accepted and not accepted in their program. Remember, not all store managers will follow corporate policy all the time; so call your local retailer before you haul your electronics to the store. Their Tech Recycling Service guarantees all procedures will be conducted in the USA.

Stores will accept most e-waste (except TVs) items for free; there is a $10 fee for larger items. The definition of large is unclear so call your local store for specifics. Check out their web site for more specifics and a store location near you. Staples also collect rechargeable batteries, ink & toner print cartridges, and cell phones.

Radio Shack — Radio Shack has a trade-in program for most e-waste items where you get money for your old items.

Costco — Like Radio Shack, Costco has a trade-in program, but in this program you get Costco cash cards instead of cash.