Sorry for my absence folks. I was struck down by an awful cold late last week. And when I have a cold, I like to blend things (mostly fruit that’s high in vitamin C) because my mother always said, “Why drink from a carton that claims 100% real juice when you can throw a few naval oranges a mango and some ice in a blender and know for sure?”

However, sad story, my blender decided that it had enough of oranges—rather it burned out. So I had to buy another blender, but as I washed old faithful out for the very last time before I tossed it in the trash, I thought, “There has to be a better way!” Can you believe that in my flu induced stupor I was on to something?

You see, more than two million tons of electronics are tossed in landfills every year in the U.S. However, the folks at eBay have decided enough is enough and introduced an Instant Sale program, a place where you can sell or recycle old electronics for free!

Simply sign up for an eBay account and search for the electronic item that you want to sell or recycle. Once you click confirm, eBay will send you a box so you can ship your gadget free of charge for recycling. And if you’re selling that old DVD player or blender that still works (sniff), payment will be deposited into your PayPal account so you can do more shopping on eBay or cash it out through secure banking.