More Rs

There used to be three - Reduce, re-use, recycle. Then 'repair' was added. Now, according to Rachel Botsman of Collaborative Consumption (author of What's mine is yours) we should add 'redistribute' as redistribution markets such as e-bay and Swap Tree lead us back to collaborative lifestyles.

Free packaging

I've taken to selling stuff I don't want on e-bay and Amazon. So far I've managed to re-use old packaging with no problems. One of my buyers gave me a good tip though: computer shops are often keen to get rid of packaging.

This may also make it easier for you to not stash boxes for equipment you've bought. If the manufacturesr/retailer doesn't require you to keep it then maybe someone else can use it rather than it gathering dust in your loft.