Fewer than 25 percent of Americans recycle old, broken or unused electronics, according to a recent survey. If you're part of the majority who don't recycle electronics, these companies have new programs to make recycling easier.
Staples, which conducted the survey, accepts many items, charging a $10 fee per large item. Smaller items are taken for free. Until Nov. 17, customers who buy any Dell desktop, notebook, printer or monitor at stores in the United States can recycle one piece of old office technology per Dell item purchased for free. Staples also found out that 41 percent of the Americans just throw the items away in stead of disposing them.
Also Office Depot has unveiled its revamped consumer recycling program, offering three sizes of Tech Recycling Boxes (priced at $5, $10 and $15). Customers can buy the boxes, throw in electronics and drop the boxes back off at Office Depot stores. From Nov. 15-17 the company will give the medium-size boxes away for free with purchases of $100. Visit the Tech Recycling Boxes website for a list of accepted items and more.
Costco has launched an online recycling and trade-in service, letting members profit from recycling. Costco members can ship their used electronics for free to Green Sight Technologies in Florida, and receive a Costco cash card for items with trade-in value.
The Staples Recycling Survey was conducted by Kelton Research, which polled 1,000 American adults via an online survey in October 2007. The overall margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
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I'm convinced that this is a good way to improvement of reducing trash. The fact that customers and consumers have the possibility to choose the recycle dealer they want, is a new and good initiative. Also the fact that they can search for their own fee is a very good project. Again another improved way to stop overconsuming without disposing.
Nils De Groote
Climatebiz.com
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