If you've been wondering where you can recycle your old iPod or cell phone, the U.S. Postal service has the answer. The "Mail Back" pilot program was recently launched by the USPS, and allows consumers to do exactly as the program title suggests, and send their old electronic devices to Clover Technologies Group for safe and proper disposal. Customers can pick up mailing envelopes at any of the 1,500 participating post offices and as an added incentive, it is absolutely free to participate in the program, from the packing materials to the mailing itself.

Clover Technologies has a "zero waste to landfill" policy and recycles, remanufactures and remarkets inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges and small electronics. Devices that cannot be refurbished will have their component parts removed and either used in the refurbishing of other products or broken down further for recycling.

Consumers can send in as many old printer cartridges, Blackberries, digital cameras, iPods and other MP3 players as they wish. Currently, the program is being tested in Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego but could expand to other cities this fall if it proves successful.

Anita Bizzotto, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of the USPS says this is the latest step in the their attempts to encourage environmental awareness among Americans.

“As one of the nation’s leading corporate citizens, the Postal Service is committed to environmental stewardship,” Bizzotto said. “This program is one more way the Postal Service is empowering consumers to go green.”

» United States Postal Service (Official Site)