Best Buy Cuts Recycling Fee for Screen Items

Best Buy Co. Inc. has eliminated its $10 recycling fee for electronics items with screens collected through its electronics recycling program.

Consumers now can drop off in stores any item, including those with screens, free of charge. Screens accepted can be up to 32 inches for tube screens and up to 60 inches for flat panel screens, the company said in a news release. The program in general accepts televisions, computer monitors, DVD players, audio and video cables, cell phones and other items.

The Minneapolis-based Best Buy said it only works with third-party electronics recyclers that carry either R2 or eStewards certification to manage the recycling of electronics collected nationally.

The retailer said it collected 83 million pounds of electronics and 73 million pounds of appliances in 2010, and it has a goal of collecting 1 billion total pounds of electronics by the end of 2014.