Jul 21 2010
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Best Buy Sets Landmark E-waste Collection Target
The leading U.S.-based electronics retailer released their fiscal 2010 sustainability report this week, in which the company sets a new ambitious 5 year goal – to collect over 1 billion pounds of consumer produced electronic waste through its take-back program in the next five years.
Best Buy set this goal in response to the fact that consumer electronics are one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide, and often shipped overseas for disposal, where they can create numerous environmental problems. The company provides in-store recycling kiosks, online trade-in and home pick up options for consumers to recycle their e-waste. In 2010, the company diverted over 140 million pounds of e-waste from the landfill.
