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Even though I have written about ways to recycle your old electronics several times, I still have a few old devices gathering dust here on my desk. So when an electronics recycling website called Second Rotation relaunched as Gazelle this Monday, I took notice.

Gazelle works remarkably simply. You type in the type of device you want to get rid of, Gazelle asks if what condition it is in and if you have all of the accessories and manuals, and then it makes you an offer to buy the device from you.

I tried it out, and quickly found that my old Palm Z22 will earn me $10. Gazelle will send me a postage-paid box to ship the device to them, and they'll take care of it from there. Personal data will be wiped clean, and the device will be resold on the secondary market, meaning it gets put to use rather than being destroyed. Remember the old mantra of "reduce, reuse, recycle"? Well, they're embracing it all the way.

Gazelle won't buy every device you have sitting around, but even if they won't take it for cash, they will still offer to recycle your devices responsibly.

Individuals aren't the only ones who can take advantage of Gazelle. Businesses, schools and organizations can sell devices in bulk, which can be a good fund-raiser for any local non-profits.

Oh, you can also choose to donate your earnings rather than take cash directly. For my ten bucks, that works just fine.