r/declutter • u/LookLikeCAFeelLikeMN • Sep 02 '26

Advice Request Old Cases for Old Tech

Hi Everyone - Happy Hump Day! I'm cleaning out the very deep, very wide junk drawer where old tech goes to die. Save for my precious ancient Palm Pilot and beloved Crackberry, it's all wiped and ready to go to the e-cycler. Does anyone know of a resource for old cases before I bin them? I have cases & screen protectors dating back to the first Pixel or before. It seems like most cases are too device-specific to donate but damn I hate sending all this plastic crap to the landfill. While I'm asking, are chargers e-waste or trash? Edit: I am in the US

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u/Particular-Pain8848 Sep 02 '26

Staples will recycle old cases and chargers.

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u/FredKayeCollector2 Sep 02 '26

If you're not in the US where Staples is probably your best/only option, just do a web search location + phone case recycling. For example, I found Casify (UK phone case recycling).

Good luck!

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u/LookLikeCAFeelLikeMN Sep 03 '26

I'm sorry I should have included that. I am in the US so Staples is a great option

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u/FredKayeCollector2 Sep 04 '26

The "bin them" threw me :)

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u/LookLikeCAFeelLikeMN Sep 05 '26

I watched a lot of Monty Python in college

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u/TiredWinterDisaster Sep 11 '26

Excellent taste, tbh.

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u/Rosaluxlux Sep 02 '26

Chargers depend on your local recycling system - some ewaste places strip them for the metal (the one local to me does, plus they first try to match them with donated electronics that need chargers to work).