Tackling Technology

Too Many Gadgets? Clean Your Tech House Before the Holidays

Are you already eyeing the next new thing? Before you bring more devices home take time to take stock of what you already own

Electronics manufacturers always tempt us with their latest offerings. Whether new phones, computers, tablets, gaming systems or TVs, each year brings us faster, smaller, bigger, or cooler new playthings. Before you add something to your wish list take the time to take stock of the items you already own and come up with a plan for those soon to be forgotten former most-wanted items. Whether recylcing, re-selling, re-gifting or donating makes the most sense is up to you. My family loves gadgets. We have drawers full of chargers and devices gathering dust. We recently decided that a digital camera that was cutting-edge eight years ago didn't need to keep a spot in our office and that an old video camera that hadn't been powered up since my …

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July 22 is an Electric Sunday

Fairfax County residents can recycle their unused and outdated electronics free of charge.

Fairfax County residents can recycle electronics free of charge at the county's Electric Sunday on July 22. The event will be held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Rd., Fairfax. Residents should bring proof of residency. "Electronic items are so easily replaced by the newer, faster more advanced item, and people want to keep up with technology," said Pamela Cratton, recycling manager in the Fairfax County Division of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling.  "What we've seen over the past couple of years is that the quantity of electronic waste has grown dramatically," she said. The division reports more than three million pounds of electronics have been recycled in Fairfax County in the last three years alone…

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