Comments on: Best Buy takes electronics recycling program national

By: jason

jason — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:50 +0000

yea, nice recycling program. bestbuy sells of the items to salvages. so…. not only do you have to pay but then they get paid when the re-sell to whole sale salvages. the only thing worse is their cell phone recycling program. where they give you nothing for a phone that can net a profit on ebay or craigslist. they say the money earned goes to support the United Way but if you read the fine print on the recycle envelope it says that 1% actually goes to that cause. they just resell it make a profit. and yes there is still much value in broken,old and used cellphones…. and best buy knows it.

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:12:03 +0000

Useful post, Matt. According to Eric’s link, Best Buy accepts batteries. I have several non-rechargeable AAA’s to turn in, maybe at BB. Does anyone know if these batteries are recycled or just crushed by BB? (Thanks for the info, timgray). I tried to find a place online that would accept the batteries, but in most cases I have to pay way above shipping and handling. I don’t want to just discard them, because of the damage the chemicals would do in the landfill. As a grad student, I can’t afford to pay $48 (the price cited by the most “green”-appearing site I found) to recycle batteries. Any info would be much appreciated!

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Recycle Old Electronics to Any Best Buy [Electronics] | Ramblings — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:00:26 +0000

[...] The caveats: Best Buy isn’t accepting hard drives (privacy concerns?), TVs or monitors bigger than 32 inches, anything containing Freon, or anything classified as an “appliance,” like a refrigerator, microwave, or the like. And each TV, monitor, and laptop costs a $10 fee to recycle, but Best Buy gives you a $10 gift card in return. They’re also only taking two items per household, per day, so don’t plan on making a last-day-before-moving trip to the big blue and gold. [via [...]

By: Bonnie Lee

Bonnie Lee — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:32:31 +0000

But why wouldn’t you just sell your broken electronics on ebay and MAKE money instead of spending money to get rid of it? I just recently sold a broken Canon powershot camera for $48. I think people are buying them for parts to resell, or to fix them up and sell as refurbished.

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[The Far Edge] » Recycle Old Electronics to Any Best Buy [Electronics] — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:23 +0000

By: Best Buy Expands Gadget Recycling Program To All Stores [Best Buy] | Gigategy

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:50:53 +0000

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By: Cyn

Cyn — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:03:22 +0000

Is Best Buy doing “green” recycling, or just shipping the stuff for scavenging in China?

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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:31:56 +0000

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Best Buy Expands Gadget Recycling Program To All Stores [Best Buy] — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:06:21 +0000

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By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:40:34 +0000

@timgray — Just a head’s up, not all Salvation Armies and Goodwills will take electronics (most won’t). Before taking electronics to any charity, call first.

By: timgray

timgray — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:12:37 +0000

If it’s DEAD give it to best buy. if it works donate it to Salvation army or another group that can sell it to help the poor and homeless. Best buy will crush everything and send it to approved landfills and metal reclamation centers (It really does not get “recycled” completely. you get no tax write off.

Donated working stuff you get to write it off. plus you are helping recycling more than having it crushed will.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:47:06 +0000

Good to know. I’ve been looking to recycle a broken printer, and was shocked to discover Staples charges $20 for the privilege. What a great way to encourage participation.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:17:51 +0000

I brought my hard drive to Computation to be drilled. Anything above 10GB is wiped and reused, anything below is drilled and taken care of. They have locations in Toronto and Montreal, I believe.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:10:45 +0000

Surprisingly, BEST BUY has a list of what BEST BUY will and won’t accept:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol.....9900050025