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This week we introduced changes in our in-store recycling program that allow us to continue to provide this service for our customers.

Nosotros are at present charging customers $25 for each TV and estimator monitor they recycle at our stores. And in ii states – Illinois and Pennsylvania – we are no longer recycling these particular products because of laws that forbid the states from collecting fees to help run our program. All other products – such as batteries, ink cartridges, computers, printers and hundreds of other items –   continue to be recycled for free at all of our stores.

Since 2009, Best Buy has voluntarily operated the most comprehensive e-waste recycling service in the United States. Nosotros remain an industry leader and the only national retailer to provide this service. We are fully committed to being a convenient local resource for people to safely dispose of their consumer electronics and appliances. From fourth dimension to time, though, we will make changes to ensure the service itself is sustainable, including charging fees to recycle sure products for which recycling costs have risen sharply. And nosotros will continue to work closely with the consumer electronics industry to develop more than and better recycling options.

Our goal has always been to merely break even on our recycling program, and we're not in that location today. The new fees volition help comprehend the increasing cost of managing Tv and monitor disposal through our network of stores, distribution centers and recycling partners. E-waste book is rise, article prices are falling and global outlets for recycled glass, a primal component of TVs and monitors, have dramatically declined. More and more cities and counties have cut their recycling programs for budget reasons, limiting consumer options even further. While providing recycling solutions for our customers is a priority, Best Buy should not exist the sole e-cycling provider in whatsoever given area, nor should nosotros assume the entire cost.

We are particularly disappointed that we can no longer assist our customers in Illinois and Pennsylvania with Idiot box and monitor recycling but because these land laws restrict retailers from operating recycling programs where nominal fees are charged to help starting time rising costs.  Customers in these states can continue to recycle hundreds of other products gratis at our stores, as well as accept advantage of in-abode booty-away options for their TVs and large appliances.

For more information about the items Best Buy accepts for recycling, visit BestBuy.com/Recycle. If we're unable to accept your production, phone call 1-800-RECYCLING (800-732-9254) for other local recycling options.

Laura Bishop is Best Purchase's Vice President of Public Affairs & Sustainability.