Best Buy Hosts Electronics Recycling Event in Colorado
Best Buy and Samsung have partnered to provide free electronics recycling this weekend at the Southwest/Littleton Best Buy location to coincide with Denver’s Green Sunday and the Democratic National Convention.
Items accepted on both Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24 include most consumer electronics:
- Televisions and computer monitors
- Computers and accessories
- Phones and cellular phones
- Scanners, printers, fax machines and ink cartridges
- Rechargeable batteries
- VCRs
The event will not be accepting any large appliances or microwaves, smoke detectors, air conditioners or single-use batteries.
The first 100 cars each day to bring an electronic device for recycling will receive a $5.00 Best Buy gift card. The store is located at 5395 S Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood.
Best Buy recycled more than 20 million pounds of electronic waste in 2007.
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tom cunningham
posted on January 22nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
When is your next electronics recycling event?
thanks, tc
Ann Benninghoff
posted on June 24th, 2009 at 7:32 am
You need to update or is the free recyling this August 2009, otherwise you’re sight is a year old.
Amanda Wills
posted on June 24th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Ann,
This story was published in 2008. So, the facts pertain to that year. For updated news stories, check our homepage at http://www.earth911.com