Speaking of how everyone is becoming a major techie, our desk drawers here at Weekly Volcano World Headquarters sure are full of obsolete pieces of unwanted tech - from flip phones to classic Fisher Price Viewmasters. While we're not about to give away the Viewmasters, everything else can go - which is why we'll likely head to Sunday's free electronics recycling event in the parking lot of Tacoma's Champion Centre. Organized by the Seattle-based organization Friendly Earth, the goal is to take as much unwanted tech off the streets as possible, and recycle it instead of letting it rot in the ground or in your desk drawer. The list of accepted electronics is substantial, including appliances, metals, computer equipment and components, home and business electronics, batteries and machinery. Sadly, speakers, light bulbs, paints, wood-based products and small miscellaneous plastics will not be accepted - making disposing of that pimped-out yet unused lizard tank in your closet difficult.

PREDICTION: Not much unused or unwanted metal will show up, as Pierce County already has a robust method of recycling it - powered by meth heads.

[Champion Centre - Parking Lot, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1819 E. 72^nd St., Tacoma]