Q: We must be the last family in America without an HDTV. We’ve gotten along fairly well using an ancient 26-inch console television (much to the horror of our friends). But we are now ready to move ...

Electronic scrap yards also have junk computers that you can take parts from, free of charge. Be sure to look for old servers and mainframes from businesses, as they contain multiple hard drives, ...

The company, which started out mining mainframe computers, makes money from the useful materials it can pull out of the junk. It annually recycles enough steel to make two billion nails and enough ...

If you have old electronics sitting around your home, you may be able to recycle them for cash for the precious metals they contain. However, the quantities are small, so it usually makes sense if you ...