1-800-FLOWERS Launches Program to Recycle Computers

by 05/05/08 2 Comments

Looking to buy some flowers for Mother’s Day? You can receive a 15 percent discount on 1-800-FLOWERS.COM purchases by recycling an electronic device at the company’s Long Island headquarters on June 4.

Bring in a computer, monitor, keyboard, DVD player or VCR to One Old Country Road in Carle Place, New York) from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. All products will be recycled by e-Scrap Destruction.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM plans to roll out the program nationally, but there is no word yet on when recycling will be available at future locations.

For those not in the New York area, find out where to recycle electronics near you using Earth 911′s recycling locator.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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  1. heather

    posted on May 9th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    Thanks for posting the info about 1-800-Flowers. Our blog posted some useful tips for the steps you should take before donating a computer (and before using a computer that you’ve purchased used.) Both are great ways to keep electronics out of landfills, but you want to be safe about it:
    http://blog.support.com/blogs/supportcom/archive/2008/04/22/go-green-safely-with-these-tips-for-giving-pre-owned-technology-a-new-lease-on-life.aspx

    Hope the info is helpful!

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