Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices.

You can even recycle televisions and monitors, but in most places you'll be charged a fee of $ 30 per item to cover the higher costs of transporting and disassembling them.

Best Buy limits you to three items per household per day, including up to two televisions or monitors, as long as they're smaller than 50 inches .

You can dispose of old batteries, old phones and CFL bulbs in the dropoff boxes at Lowe's and Home Depot .

You can also return used ink and toner cartridges and get $ 2 each, up to 10 a month, if you’re a rewards member and spend at least $10 in-store on products within the same month .

Amazon offers mail-in recycling through its partner Re-Teck .

There may not be a national law dictating that you must recycle your electronics, but at least 26 states have passed rules that vary widely on what they demand of manufacturers and consumers.

Almost all states that do collect products for recycling provide this service free, with the bill footed by the companies in some way.

Call2Recycle has drop-off centers all over the country in many chain stores, including Lowes, Home Depot and Staples .