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R ecycling is one of those things you know you should do. But while finding a way to dispose of plastics and paper is generally easy, it takes more effort to figure out where to take cellphones or batteries or CD cases — or any of the myriad things that clutter our households but might not be accepted by our trash or recycling services, or places such as Goodwill. Your phone can make it easier, with apps that use your location to tell you where to recycle items. I tried two: iRecycle and 1800Recycle, both free and both available for iOS and Android. They share another trait. Both are offshoots of businesses. iRecycle is run by Earth911, a website that "connects advertising partners with consumers in all aspects of their daily lives." 1800Recycle is powered by Recycle Nation, a "dynamic recycling and green living-focused website," which is, in turn, part of Electronic Recyclers International. All this is to say that helping you recycle your stuff is not the first pri...