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I am trying desperately to get my home office organized. Since we moved recently, my desk is now out in the open in the kitchen/breakfast room area and it is a MESS. My desk has to handle everything, from my consulting work, to household papers and craft projects. As of right now, the top of my desk is covered with papers because I am way behind on filing. To combat my feelings or being overwhelmed, I am going to try to take things one step at a time. Hopefully you will find some useful tips.
One of the goals I would like to achieve while cleaning out my office is to recycle where possible, while keeping my personal information private. To that end, I am going to start by finding out how I can recycle my "technotrash." Technotrash consists of electronic waste including diskettes, rechargeable batteries, cell phones,computers and peripherals as well as other items. It is imporant to dispose of this in a safe manner because some of the materials contained in these products are hazardous to the enviroment. Further, many of these items can be recycled into usable products, reducing overall waste.
I have already recycled many of my larger outdated or broken peripherals such as printers, by bringing them to my local Staples. Check the Staples website for detailed information and note that Staples does charge to recycle larger items (they also provide a credit for recycling ink cartridges).
My current goal is to get rid of the many 5 1/4 diskettes I have lying around collecting dust. I have decided to use GreenDisk as my recycling service and will detail my efforts in the days to follow.
