Costco Will Recycle Electronics

Nov 15, 2007 Budget Environmentalism, Eco Friendly Home, Environmentally Friendly

Yesterday I talked about whether or not you should repair or replace broken electronics. I briefly mentioned that you could recycle, but I forgot to mention one more resource for disposing of them.

Costco has partnered with Green Sight to recycle old electronics. They buy back those that still have some value, but if they don’t want to buy it, they will still take it for free. Much nicer than having to pay to recycle them. They’ll even give you an estimated value online.

Once you’ve filled in your information, they ask for your address and send you a prepaid shipping label. You get your payment in a Costco Cash Card. Seems like a pretty nice deal for getting rid of unwanted electronics

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One Response to “Costco Will Recycle Electronics”

  1. What Really Happens to Recycled Electronics? » Green SAHM Says:

    November 19th, 2007 at 4:36 pm

    [...] Given my preference that old electronics be recycled, it was quite disappointing to read this article the other day on CNN about what really happens to most ‘recycled’ electronics. As they say, it’s not what you would expect. A lot of them just go to other countries, with the unusable parts still ending up in landfills. [...]