Sony, the Apple of the PC Laptop world (known for charging more for style), is taking a page from Apple and instituting its own recycling program.

If you trade in an old PC or Notebook to Sony, they'll not only recycle it for you, they'll give you cash money to use on purchasing a brand new Sony Vaio notebook. Of course, you're not going to get much for turning in that 486 DX, since they rate each component to determine the overall value of your machine.

A little bit of cash never hurt anyone, and you'll be doing your part to make sure your kids aren't eating all these chemicals. Actually, you better turn in a few extra laptops, since we're not really doing our part. – Jason Chen

Sony Trade-In Program [SonyStyle via Digital Lifestyle Magazine]

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