Staples plan is to recycle nearly everything — and pay their customers for it. ( www.thecooldown.com )

Check out the full list of what staples accepts now part of their expanded recycling programs.

https://www.staples.com/stores/recycling#workingtowardsabrightertomorrow

More companies should start to follow staples lead and offer return points for packaging and products that reach their end of life.

SacralPlexus ,

We’ll gladly accept and responsibly recycle the following:

 

Adapters & hubs

Apple® AirTag® trackers

Battery backup devices

Cable/satellite receivers

Calculators

Car & wall chargers

CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs & players

Coffee brewers (less than 40 lb.)

Computers & Mac®

Computers

Computer speakers

Connected home devices

Digital & video cameras

Digital projectors

Earbuds & AirPods®

Fax machines

Flash drives

Gaming consoles & controllers

GPS devices

Hard drives

Headphones & headsets

Keyboards & mice

Label makers

Laminators

Laptops & MacBook®

Mobile phones & iPhone®

Monitors (CRT, LED/LCD, plasma)

MP3 players & iPod®

Printers & multifunction devices

Routers & modems

Scanners

Shredders

Small servers

Smart speakers & HomePod®

Smart watches & Apple Watch®

Stereo receivers

Streaming devices & Apple TV®

Stylus pens & Apple Pencil®

Tablets, iPad® & eReaders

USB & Lightning® cables

Webcams

kaitco ,

I literally just set a box of half this stuff in front of Goodwill and ran away. Next time, though…

Passerby6497 ,

Why would you just set it in front of Goodwill? That's littering!

You should go donate it directly in closed boxes so they can't just ignore it on the sidewalk. Plus, they'll probably even give you a coupon for your next visit.

localme ,

Thanks for posting the list!

Full details here:
https://www.staples.com/stores/recycling

otherbarry ,

Wow that's a useful list of things they accept for recycling. It's a total PITA to recycle anything electronics related in my city especially stuff like computers & hard drives let alone cables. That may end up getting me inside a Staples more often than once every year or two so maybe their plan is going to work.

over_clox ,

Does anyone know some of the finer grained details of this recycling program? I'm not exactly a regular Staples customer, but I definitely have some shit that is better off recycled. Like no chance of fixing a few phones I've found smashed in the road...

intensely_human ,

For at least the last five years, the Staples in the Boulder 29th St Mall takes any electronics you have for recycling. The process is you hand it to them or drop it in a box they have sitting there.

Unsure if this applies to other Staples, but at least that one in Boulder, 29th St Mall, does this easy

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2000mph ,

Great, we should see many more companies accepting back everything they sell as recycling. It should be the norm.

Hazzia ,

Legitimately, i was floored when I learned how much bestbuy charges for recycling electronics (smart tv, specifically). Like motherfucker the precious metals in the components alone should be enough for you why are you charging me a benjamin on top of that??

I figured out how to recycle it through my city, instead. Massive pain in the ass to do, but at least they didn't CHARGE ME

applepie ,

10 off on purchase of 30+ if you recycle.

smart way to drive traffic.

Dreizehn ,
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Kudos to Staples, their stores might see me more often.

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