Simply type in a product category and city or zip code, and the easy-to-use Earth911.org search engine pulls up a list of neighboring Earth-friendly centers to drop off everything from pesticides to appliances to paints. More than 250 items are categorized as automotive, household, lawn and garden, paper, plastics or electronics.

Each list of local recycling and reuse centers supplied by the site comes complete with street addresses, phone numbers, websites and pertinent details. Or, as an alternative, dial their 1-800-CleanUp toll-free hotline.

Both services are provided at no cost to the user or taxpayer.