Best Buy Launches Mail-In Recycling Service ($23 or $30 for a Box)

[Tsing]

Got some electronics to recycle but too lazy to drive everything to a store? No worries, as Best Buy has expanded its gadget recycling program with a new option that allows customers to mail their used electronics in. There appear to be some caveats, however, such as the price: Best Buy is charging $22.99 for a small box, and $29.99 for a large box. That said, tape, a prepaid UPS shipping label, and instruction sheet are included.

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[Grimlakin]

29.99 to cover the manpower and logistics of breaking down the devices and selling off the heavy metals to recylers for further profit as paid for by your customer base paying for you to do this...

this could be a cash cow especially if materials scarcity remains a thing.

I remember having friends doing this with ram and old system boards that had literal gold traces and sockets for CPU's.