Best Buy Pushes Sustainability, Pauses Recycling During Health Crisis
Best Buy temporarily suspended its recycling and trade-in program at stores where it’s operating curbside service during the COVID-19 outbreak. The retailer notes in its position statement on sustainability that to date it has collected more than 2 billion pounds…
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of electronics and appliances as part of its recycling efforts. In a Thursday blog post, Best Buy broke out a category of eco-friendly products said to promote sustainability as part of a wider initiative toward reducing carbon emissions and sourcing renewable energy. Among the products it identified as sustainable were solar panels and kits, power stations and headlamps; electric bikes, scooters and hoverboards that don’t use fuel; smart thermostats, shower fixtures and bidets that conserve energy and natural resources; and Energy Star-certified products. By fixing “everything from computers to major appliances,” Best Buy helps extend the life of products, it said, and it offers customers gift cards and discounts as a reward for responsibly managing their old tech products through trade-in. Last year, the tech retailer set a target to reduce its carbon footprint by 75% by 2030 from a 2009 baseline.