Editorial: A significant step for 'product stewardship'
Minneapolis StarTribune editorial
June 2, 2008
When it's time to buy one of those über-cool plasma TVs or blazing-fast new computers, you almost have to check out the electric blue and yellow stores of Richfield-based Best Buy. With 949 stores across the nation, the well-known retailer is easy to find and chock-full of the latest technology.
It makes sense that when it comes time to recycle old electronics, consumers naturally look to Best Buy. For years, the megachain has helped consumers make way for new purchases by getting rid of the old. Stores have long offered kiosks for old cell phones, hauled away old appliances and held recycling events at stores across the nation.
But this week, Best Buy took an important and praiseworthy step toward becoming a true retailing recycling pioneer when it launched an ambitious pilot program at 117 stores. Consumers can now drop off many old electronics -- including most TVs and computers -- free of charge at participating stores, including all Minnesota locations. It's now almost as easy to recycle old electronics as it is to buy new.
The company appears to be one of the first big retailers to collect old electronics on such a wide and sustained scale without a charge. The Best Buy program is in place indefinitely, and the company is watching to see if it can be expanded to other stores.
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June 2, 2008
When it's time to buy one of those über-cool plasma TVs or blazing-fast new computers, you almost have to check out the electric blue and yellow stores of Richfield-based Best Buy. With 949 stores across the nation, the well-known retailer is easy to find and chock-full of the latest technology.
It makes sense that when it comes time to recycle old electronics, consumers naturally look to Best Buy. For years, the megachain has helped consumers make way for new purchases by getting rid of the old. Stores have long offered kiosks for old cell phones, hauled away old appliances and held recycling events at stores across the nation.
But this week, Best Buy took an important and praiseworthy step toward becoming a true retailing recycling pioneer when it launched an ambitious pilot program at 117 stores. Consumers can now drop off many old electronics -- including most TVs and computers -- free of charge at participating stores, including all Minnesota locations. It's now almost as easy to recycle old electronics as it is to buy new.
The company appears to be one of the first big retailers to collect old electronics on such a wide and sustained scale without a charge. The Best Buy program is in place indefinitely, and the company is watching to see if it can be expanded to other stores.
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