One of the unintended consequences of the technological revolution we're living through is the accumulation of gadget after gadget. We're choking on high-tech junk, and we need solutions. Plus, it's Canadian Environmental Week until June 5th, so let's think green.

Fortunately, there are a couple of ways out of this modern conundrum, one of which makes you feel good about yourself, and one of which will actually make you some money.

Free Geek is as much a movement as it is a charity, but for your purposes it's a way for you to unload obsolete tech, you can't do much better. Free Geek takes your tech off your hands, refurbishes it, and puts it to work in community centres, schools, and other institutions where it can do some good. What they can't use they recycle using the toughest standards possible to keep the toxic waste lurking in your gadgets out of landfills.