Do you have an elderly laptop, desktop or printer that takes up space? There are many quick and sustainable options for disposing of it. Some locations will even offer store credit for recycling your old technology.

Disposing of those items is as simple as taking them to major retailers like Best Buy, Office Depot and Staples — and throwing away your old devices is illegal and can get you hefty fines in some states , including in California.

It’s a necessary habit to get into, as well. According to a A postponement released earlier this year, people around the world throw away about five times more gadgets than they recycle.

Here’s what you need to know about recycling your old technology.

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What to do before recycling your computer

Wherever you choose to take or send your items for recycling, you want to make sure you protect your data by removing as much of it as you can before you do so. One way to do this is to perform a factory reset on your computer. Our guide talking you through the process.

Dealers who recycle computers and printers

Some retail stores accept computers and printers for recycling, but this is not always a free service. Company policies vary.

Apple

You can recycle your old Apple computers, monitors and peripherals like printers that are free at an Apple Store, but there is an expensive one to get. According to Free Apple Recycling program, to receive this service, you must also purchase a qualified Apple computer or monitor. Need another option? A third party company called Gazelle buy old MacBooks to recycle them. After receiving Gazelle’s offer, you print a prepaid label or request a prepaid box and send the machine to them.

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Best Buy

Best Buy usually accepts up to three household items per person per day to be recycled for free, and that includes desktop computers and printers, as well as other items, from e-readers on vacuum cleaners. While three is the limit for most items, there’s a higher standard for laptops — Best Buy takes five from every household every day. Note that rules for removing monitors vary by state, and it’s not always free to do so.

Best Buy also offers a mail-in recycling service for select items, but that’s not free either. A small box that holds up to 6 pounds costs $23, while a large box (up to 15 pounds) costs $30.

Office Depot and OfficeMax

Office Depot and OfficeMax merged in 2013. The retailers offer a tech trade-in in-store and online program where customers can get a store gift card in exchange for their old computers and printers. If the device has no trade-in value, the company will recycle it for free.

Office Depot also sells its own tech recycling boxes that you can fill with electronics to recycle and then drop off at stores, but they’re not free. the small boxes cost $8.39 and hold up to 20 pounds; THE mediums cost $18.29 and holds up to 40 pounds; and the big spend $28 and holds up to 60 pounds.

Staples

You can bring your old desktop computers, laptops, printers and more to the Staples checkout counter to be recycled for free, even if they weren’t purchased there. The retailer also has a new free at-home battery recycling box that, according to a rep, has led to customers recycling thousands of batteries per week, up from an earlier average of 50 batteries. every week. Here is one list of all items that can be recycled at Staples.

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How to find technology recycling centers

If you don’t live near a major retailer or prefer to take your computers and printers to a recycling center, you can find places near you by using the tools at findings provided by Earth911 and the Consumer Technology Association.

Earth911

Use the recycling center search function on Earth911 to find recycling centers near your ZIP code that accept laptops, desktops and printers. Note that the results may also show some receptive areas mobile phones and not computers or printers, so you can do a little filtering.

CTA’s Greener Gadgets

Consult the Consumer Technology Association’s Greener Gadgets Recycle Locator to find local recycling centers in your area that will take old items. The search function allows you to filter the results to separately hunt for places that take computers vs. printers.