If you ended up with an old computer or unwanted electronics after the holidays, you can recycle that equipment during an Arizona Technology Council Foundation event on Jan. 21. You can drop off computers, peripherals, networking equipment, servers, point-of-sale equipment, surplus metals, wire, cable and power strips. Lab or test equipment is also accepted. A portion of the equipment will be donated statewide to support Arizona educational programs.

Gilbert's third annual cooking grease drive started last week, when the town began accepting the material so it can be turned into biodiesel. The town asks residents to recycle grease rather than dump it in a drain, as it can create costly plumbing repairs for homeowners and the town. Gilbert organizes the drive with REV Biodiesel, a Gilbert-based company that recycles the grease.

Chandler and United Fibers will host a grand opening Tuesday for an education center that will allow school children and others to see what happens to items that are tossed into household recycling bins. The event at United Fibers, the city's contracted recycling processor, is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the recovery facility, 390 E. Ray Road. After a ribbon-cutting with Mayor Jay Tibshraeny and other dignitaries, the center will remain open until 5:30 p.m.

Did you know that car seats expire within six years and should be recycled to ensure they aren't used again? AAA Arizona is partnering with SafeKids and Phoenix Children's Hospital to collect used car seats for recycling at all AAA offices through April 20.

"Recycle" and "reuse" have become buzzwords that should remain with us for a long time, and for good reason. Remember the wise phrase "Waste not, want not"? "Recycle and reuse" comes from the same principle.

Chandler is accepting political campaign signs so they can be recycled. Candidates can drop off old signs at Chandler’s Recycling-Solid Waste Collection Center, 955 E. Queen Creek Road. Wooden and metal stakes are accepted, but the city asks that they be removed. The center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Monday.

Before they stuff themselves silly with Halloween candy, let your kids stuff some spare pantyhose to create plump pumpkins and other seasonal, soft-sculpture decorations.

Gilbert’s annual Chrismas tree recycling program, which typically yields about 11,000 pounds of mulch for town landscaping projects, will gear up again the day after Christmas.

With all the gifts taken from under the Christmas tree, Mesa residents wishing to recycle the trees can do so for free through a city program. Before dropping them off, residents would need to remove any lights, ornaments and nails, among others, according to a city news release. Flocked trees will not be accepted.

Mesa is urging residents to help support its city libraries — by recycling. Efforts by residents to recycle until June 30, 2009, could raise up to $25,000 to support the City of Mesa Library through the Recycle for Reading Program.

Advancing recycling efforts beyond the blue bins at the curb, Tempe is offering residents “Recycling on the Go.”