1. Avail yourself of approved electronic waste recyclers in your area. If you do not know where one exists . . . then consumers can use the free recycler locator on the cover page of www.electronicrecyclers.com.
2. Resell and recycle your old and reusable electronics on reliable websites such as www.ebay.com and www.liquidationconnect.com. There are many other good and safe sites out there.
3. Use a recognized take back or mail back program - such as the ones that have been announced and promoted by Waste Management, Sony, HP and Dell.
4. Lobby your politicians to change the laws in your state. California leads the way in electronic recycling. In 2005 CA recycled over 65mm lbs of electronic waste, in 06 over 120mm lbs and in 07 it should be almost 200mm lbs. Most other states have no landfill ban on electronic waste . . . if we live in one world and therefore one environment. . . isn't something terribly wrong when NY, Florida, Texas and most other states are allowing dumping of electronic waste in their landfills and into third world countries?
5. Lastly, DO NOT THROW anything electronic away. There is NO PLACE CALLED AWAY. Everything inside your cell phone, laptop, flat screen or electronic gadget can be recycled. We all have to learn to resell, recycle and reuse our electronics.