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Plug-In To eCycling is a partnership among EPA and electronic manufacturers,
retailers, and service providers to offer consumers more opportunities to donate or
recycle - eCycle - their used electronics.
In 2008, Plug-In To eCycling partners collected and recycled 68 million pounds of used consumer
electronics in the United States. As a result of these electronics recycling efforts, partners prevented
the release of greenhouse gases equal to the annual emissions from approximately 16,800 cars.
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 accessible eCycling options. The charts below show types of
eCycling programs run by various companies and the types of electronics those programs accept.
Some programs accept qualified brands of computers and televisions at no cost, and charge a small fee
to recycle non-qualified brands. All cell phone collection programs will accept any brand of cell
phones for free. To learn more about each partner's program, please visit: www.epa.gov/plugin
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Raising the Bar on Electronics Recycling
Plug-In partners are raising the bar when it comes to managing
unwanted electronics they collect. Since Plug-ln's inception, the
partners have ensured that the recyclers they use either meet or
exceed the Plug-In To eCycling Guidelines for Materials Management.
Now, the recently released "Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for
Use in Accredited Certification Programs for Electronic Recyclers"
developed by a multi-stakeholder group convened by EPA, will become
the new guide on how to run environmentally protective recycling
operations. The R2 practices help electronics recyclers ensure that
their material is handled safely and legally in the U.S. and foreign
countries. More information about the R2 practices is available at
www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/r2practices.htm
No Need to Trash It -- Encouraging TV Recycling
After June 12, 2009, most television stations will broadcast only in
digital. People who receive free over-the-air broadcasts on analog TV
sets can extend the life of their TV by subscribing to a paid TV service
or connecting it to a converter box.
For consumers who choose to buy a new digital TV, EPA recommends
recycling of unwanted TVs and purchasing energy efficient sets with
the ENERGY STAR label.
The Plug-In To eCycling program is educating people about the
importance of extending the useful life of TVs, and recycling them at
their end of life. Many Plug-In partners offer consumers opportunities
to recycle their unwanted TVs, helping to keep TVs out of landfills and
recovering reusable materials from the circuit boards, metal wiring,
and leaded glass.
For more information on the Digital TV Transition and to find TV recycling opportunities near you, go
to: www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/tv-convert.htm
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To learn more about the Plug-In To eCycling Program, partners' ecycling programs, and
information on where to donate or recycle used electronics, visit: www.epa.gov/plugin
The Plug-In To eCycling Program is open to all qualified electronics manufacturers, retailers, and mobile
service providers. Identifying partners' electronics recycling programs does not constitute EPA
endorsement of the products or services.
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