boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoE-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UNwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up1638arrow-down16
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minus-squareCarlo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoIt looks like they’ll take certain items free, while others (like non-Best Buy branded televisions) you have to pay them to recycle. In California there’s no charge for store drop-off; I imagine because they have a dedicated e-waste recycling fee.
minus-squareCarlo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYeah, I only looked it up because I remembered being charged for dropping off a broken TV at a Texas location.
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It looks like they’ll take certain items free, while others (like non-Best Buy branded televisions) you have to pay them to recycle. In California there’s no charge for store drop-off; I imagine because they have a dedicated e-waste recycling fee.
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Yeah, I only looked it up because I remembered being charged for dropping off a broken TV at a Texas location.