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Plug-In To eCycling Partners

Plug-In partners demonstrate leadership and social responsibility by offering individuals opportunities to protect the environment by safely reusing and recycling consumer electronics. 

In 2008, Plug-In partners collected and recycled 68 million pounds of used consumer electronics in the US.  Click here for highlights of each partner’s 2008 accomplishments.

All Plug-In To eCycling partners have committed to:

Since Plug-In To eCycling’s inception in 2003, manufacturers and retailers have expanded their programs from event-based collections to include tailored electronics reuse and recycling programs. These programs provide consumers with additional eCycling options.

The following chart provides a generalized illustration of the types of eCycling programs offered by Plug-In partners and the general category of electronics those programs accept. To learn more about a partner’s electronics collection program visit the company's Web site Exit EPA, linked from its logo in the chart below. EPA does not endorse the commercial services or products of its Plug-In to eCycling partners.

Company store permanent drop-off site envelope representing mail-in electronics collection programs special collection event online trade-ins haul away programs
Retailers
Best Buy logo and link television computer cell phone     television computer cell phone computer cell phone
television
HH Gregg logo and link           television computer cell phone    
Office Depot logo and link television computer cell phone      
computer
 
Staples logo and link
computer
cell phone     television computer cell phone    
Manufacturers
store
permanent drop-off site
envelope representing mail-in electronics collection programs
special collection event
online trade-ins
haul away programs
Dell logo and link
computer
cell phone
computer
computer
computer
cell phone    
Fujitsu America    
computer
 
computer
 
HP logo and link      
computer
computer
 
iGo logo and link   chargers/ accessories chargers/ accessories      
Intel log and link       computer
television
   
JVC logo and link  
television
       
Lexmark logo and link    
printer
     
LG (Life's Good) logo and link  
television
cell phone
television
   
Motorola logo and link    
cell phone
cell phone
   
NEC logo and link        
computer
 
Nokia logo and link    
cell phone
television computer cell phone    
Panasonic logo and link   computer television   computer
television
   
Samsung logo and link   computer television
cell phone
     
Sharp logo and link   computer television        
Sony logo and link
computer
computer television   computer
television
 
television
Sony Ericsson logo and link    
cell phone
cell phone
     
Toshiba logo and link   television
computer
  computer
television
computer
 
Mobile Device Service Providers
store
permanent drop-off site
envelope representing mail-in electronics collection programs
special collection event
online trade-ins
haul away programs
AT&T logo and link
cell phone
 
cell phone
cell phone
     
Sprint logo and link
cell phone
 
cell phone
cell phone
     
T-Mobile logo and link
cell phone
 
cell phone
cell phone
     
Verizon Wireless logo and link
cell phone
 
cell phone
cell phone
     

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cell phone
Mobile devices (cell phones, PDAs, & accessories)
computer
Computer products (notebooks, PCs, monitors, and CPUs)
printer
Printers
television
Televisions
permanent drop-off site
Represents programs in which the partner has joined with other organizations to offer more collection locations

 

Companies interested in joining the Plug-In To eCycling program may contact Jenny Stephenson (stephenson.jenny@epa.gov) for more information. Please note that only electronics manufacturers, retailers, and mobile service providers are eligible for partnership with Plug-In To eCycling. Electronics recyclers, refurbishers, reusers and others who handle discarded electronics are encouraged to pursue certification to the Responsible Recycling Practices (R2).

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