HURRAH: Staples starts computer recycle program
05:43, 21 May 2007
.. Posted in techculture and tech to help.. Link
Staples Inc., the world's largest office products supplier, is expanding its electronics waste recycling program by accepting used computers and monitors. These can now be dropped off for a $10 fee at any of the office products chain's 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours. The $10 fee for large items will defray recycling costs. Staples program already allows customers to drop off smaller devices such as cell phones, pagers and digital cameras for free, regardless of the brand or whether the device was bought at Staples. The expanded program will make Staples the first national retailer to accept computers for recycling on a daily, ongoing basis. Peripherals such as keyboards, mice and speakers will be accepted at no cost. Televisions and floor-model copiers won't be taken. Unfortunately, the computer drop-off program isn't being offered in the 21 countries outside the United States where Staples operates. Staples said its program will ship the devices for domestic recycling by Vestal, N.Y.-based Amandi Services, which Staples calls "one of the country's most experienced and innovative electronics recyclers." Amandi complies with federal standards for electronics recycling and will take steps to ensure personal data stored on old computers aren't compromised, Staples says. Staples also says tech waste will not be shipped overseas. Responsible recycling and disposing of tech tools is a very big deal with me.
