Green Options

Editor's note: We're particularly excited about this week's "EcoGeek of the Week," as EcoGeek.org's Matt James interviews author and thinker Daniel Quinn. If you haven't read Ishmael, put it on your reading list… and be prepared to see the world differently once you've finished it.

Daniel Quinn, I think, is more a thinker than a writer. His ideas are what change the world, his books are merely attempts to

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Editor's note: EcoGeek.org's "EcoGeek of the Week" interview series is a relatively new feature over there, but we've been impressed with the subjects they lined up. When Head EcoGeek Hank Green asked us if we'd like to run the feature, we happily obliged."EcoGeek of the Week" appears every Tuesday at EcoGeek.org… and now also at Green Options.

Just because I love the actual world doesn't mean I'm not a pretty big fan

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Dear EcoGeek,

Is it possible to recycle old CD's or DVD's?

Thanks,
Rob

The perpetual scourge of EcoGeekiness is obsolescence. We pay good money for what we see as a good product, and then five years down the line we're surrounded by useless junk!

But I can't help but answer this seemingly straightforward question with several different answers.

First, I'll actually answer the question:

Yes, you can, but it's not as simple as

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As regular readers of GO know, the world of green technology is moving forward at a blinding pace. Every week (shoot, sometimes every day) brings many exciting stories about breakthroughs and developments, ranging from more efficient ways to light your home to next-generation renewable energy solutions that can power whole communities. It's both challenging and exhilarating to try to keep up with the latest news.

Of course, those of us who aren't designers, engineers

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