With Amazon Electronics Trade-In, you can have your old electronic gadgets sent to Amazon and receive Amazon credit for them. Even the shipping fees are covered. You start by selecting your item from Amazon’s list and then following the steps to ship the item over to Amazon.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you trade used electronics.
• Gives Amazon credit in exchange.
• Ships the items for free.
• Similar tools: CardPool and CouponMom.
• Also read related articles:
  Go Gift Shopping with Amazon Gift Central
  Keep Track of Wish and Gift Lists with Kaboodle

You can visit Amazon Electronics Trade-In by clicking here. (via LifeHacker) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

SpamRecycling is a free to use website that converts your spam emails into unique animations that are accompanied by audio. All you do is forward your spam emails to “spam@spamrecycling.com”. You are sent an email reply with a link that you need to click. This link takes you to Spam Recycling’s website where your spam email’s text is loaded up like in the image above. To the left of the text you will see a control box where the background and the animation can be controlled.

Immediately your animation will begin and sounds will be played that make watching the animation even more fun. The audio can also be disabled via a button in the top right.

At anytime you can use the control box on the left to save an image of the animation in desktop resolution. The image is generated and emailed to you.

Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Lets you turn spam into unique visual art from.
• Plays audio with the animation.
• The audio can be disabled.
• Lets you take a screenshot of the animation at anytime.
• Emails you the screenshot in JPEG format and desktop resolution.

Check out SpamRecycling @ www.spamrecycling.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Start using the website by choosing the make and model to search your phone and bring you to the price dashboard. Here you can view the top deal for your phone, buyer info, payment mode, and some customer reviews. You can also view the price history of your old phone from different phone recyclers.

Click “Sell Now” to complete the transaction, where you will be sent the details for sending the phone to buyer. Once sent, just sit back and wait for your money to come. These phones fetch from as little as £1.00 to hundreds of pounds.

Sell My Old Mobile Phone supports almost all brands including Apple, Nokia, Acer, Asus, HTC and more. The site also points out that you can sell your broken phones and still get as much as 90% of the original working phone price.

Sell My Old Mobile Phone is a great way to spare yourself from the heavy cost of upgrading your phone,while helping out the environment at the same time. If you are from the UK and need to sell your phone, this website offers one of the safest ways to do it.

Features:

• Free no sign up required
• Sell your old phone to recycling centers
• Sell phones at competitive second-hand pricing
• Sell broken phones
• Supports almost all brands
• Freepost available from some buyers
• Serves UK only

Check out SellMyOldMobilePhone @  www.sellmyoldmobilephone.co.uk/

Reconnect is a joint project by Dell and Goodwill. The service accepts your old computer equipment; the equipment can be of any brand and in any condition. Whether you have an old monitor with its screen broken or damaged hard drives, Reconnect will accept it. Your equipment is recycled responsibly and in an environmentally friendly way.

To locate a Reconnect dropping spot near your area, you can log onto the service’s site and conduct a location search via zip code. A map will be displayed with all the locations highlighted. The service has drop-off spots around the US.

Features:

• An environmentally friendly service.
• Lets you recycle your old computer equipment.
• You prevent damage to the environment and others by not throwing away your equipment in the trash.
• Lets you easily locate drop-off spots.
• Displays the spots on a map for convenience.
• Similar tools: EcoSquid, Ecycler and MyBoneYard.
• Also read related article: 10 Websites That Help You Recycle Or Reuse Old Stuff.

Visit Reconnect @ www.reconnectpartnership.com/index.php (by MOin from ThumbPress)

GoldCalc is a free to use website that will help calculate the melt value of your gold items. All you need is the accurate weight of your item along with the day’s gold rates. The weight can be found from a digital weight machine and the gold rate can be found from the day’s newspaper. By entering this information along with the gold purity of your item, you can have the site quickly calculate your item’s melt value.

Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Helps find the melt value for gold items.
• Lets you enter item’s weight, item’s gold quality, and the gold rate.
• A great help while deciding on a price for your gold items.

Check out GoldCalc @ http://goldcalc.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

You can search for the gadget you are planning to get rid of, and then select it from the results. Next, you have to tell eBay about the condition of the tool. Based on that they’ll offer you a price. If you agree, they’ll send you a shipping label which means no shipping charges for you.

While the prices eBay offers vary from one product to another, this should definitely tempt those who are too lazy to post their items on sites with classified ads and hunt for buyers.

Features

• Exchange your old and aging gadgets for cash.
• Get free shipping if you agree to sell.
• The entire process of selling takes just a few minutes.
• Similar tools: EcoSquid, SellMyOldCellPhone, BuyMyBrokeniPod, Gazelle, SecondRotation and SellMyMobile.
• Also read related articles:
  7 Ways To Properly Dispose Of Old Cell Phones
  HowTo: Sell Old Cell Phones and iPods

Check out eBay Instant Sale@ green.ebay.com/instantsale (By Abhijeet from Guiding Tech)

EcoSquid is a website through which you can resell your electronics or recycle them. After creating an account on the website you can search the site’s database for your electronic devices. Next, you can provide additional details about your product that EcoSquid uses to retrieve relevant offers.

The site then locates all possible resale and recycling offers. You can then choose which offer suits you best; EcoSquid then takes you to the offer’s webpage to complete the transaction.

Features:

• Recycle old electronics for cash.
• You can resell your electronics.
• You can look into options of recycling your electronics.
• Similar tools: SellMyOldCellPhone, BuyMyBrokeniPod, Gazelle, SecondRotation and SellMyMobile.
• Also read related articles:
  7 Ways To Properly Dispose Of Old Cell Phones
  HowTo: Sell Old Cell Phones and iPods.

Check out EcoSquid @ www.ecosquid.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Using SellMyMobile is very simple, you search for your phone and a price comparison chart will be generated with the best price on top.  You select the best deal and read the instructions to mail your phone for free. Once the buyer gets your phone, within days you’ll be paid by cash or vouchers.

Features:

• Compare up to 20 mobile recycling companies.
• Find the best price for old mobile phones.
• An easy and straight forward procedure.
• You can skip registration & connect with your Facebook account.
• Similar tools: SellMyOldCellPhone & BuyMyBrokeniPod.
• Also check out Howto: Sell Old Cell Phones and iPods.

Check out Sell My Mobile @ www.sellmymobile.com

Here is how it works:

1. Complete the 3-step questionnaire about your device.
2. Get a reward estimate based on its condition and model.
3. Enter your personal details (email, name, address etc) and receive a pre-paid shipping label in your email.
4. Mail them your device in an envelope by attaching the pre-paid shipping label.

You will receive a tracking number in the email using which you can check the status of your device at any time (registered, received, recycled etc). If there is any personal information on the device, it will be purged upon receiving the device.

There is also an option to get your reward cash from your recycled devices automatically transferred to your favorite charity.

Features:

• Recycle electronic products in an eco-friendly way for a reward.
• Find out the reward for your devices.
• Keep track of your recycled devices and rewards online.
• Transfer reward money of your recycled devices automatically to your favorite charity.

MyBoneYard is not the only site that lets you get rid of  your electronics. Some of the other similar websites include Venjuvo, SecondRotation, SellMyOldCellPhone , RecycleQuote, Gazelle and BuyMyTronics.

Check out MyBoneYard @ www.myboneyard.com (via GeekSugar)

Site also serves as a comprehensive information source educating people on ways to reduce their environmental footprint. It provides useful information on ways to reduce waste, publishes useful articles and news on waste management and “green” industry.

To find a recycling center in your area, enter the material type you have (aluminium cans, plastics etc), your location (zip code or city/state) into the search fields and press “GO”. Every recycling location includes information on how it collects waste  (dropoff/pickup), type of customers they service (residential or business) and type of materials they accept.

Features:

• Find locations of recycling plants in usa
• Comprehensive information source for everyday people on waste management and reducing environmental impact.
• Lists more than 100,000 locations
• Industry news and useful articles
• Free, no registration.

Check out Earth911 @ www.earth911.com