The E-Waste Problem and Our Work For Solutions

• The Problem With Electronics:
• Quickly Obsolete
• Hard to Recycle
  • Not designed for recycling
  • Toxics in Electronics
• Discards Badly Managed
  • E-waste in landfills
  • Global e-waste dumping
  • Prison recycling
• Our Work For Solutions:
• Producer Takeback
  • You make it, you take it back
  • Who takes back
  • Take Back My TV
  • About the industry
• Green Design
  • About green design
  • Purchasing green products
  • EPEAT
• Responsible Recycling
  • What is responsible recycling?
    • Beware of fake recycling
    • Manufacturers Commitment
  • How to recycle electronics
    • Find a responsible recycler
    • Manufacturer takeback programs
    • The e-stewards program
  • "R2" is not the answer
  • Info for recyclers
• Legislation and Policy
  • State legislation
  • State legislative toolkit
  • Federal legislation

 

How to Use Company Takeback Programs

Find out where and how the manufacturers will take back your old products here.

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TV Company Recycling Report Card

For more information about the TV company recycling programs, see our TV Company Recycling Report Card which is posted on our Take Back My TV website.

We will include the computer companies in this report card in Summer 2009.

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Guide To Manufacturer Recycling Programs

For more information about how to use the company recycling programs, see our Guide to Electronics Manufacturer Recycling Programs.

Corporate Takeback | Who Takes Back | Take Back My TV | About the Industry

Which Manufacturers Take Back Their Products?

Computer Company Takeback Programs
Completely Free Takeback Program	Dell HP Lenovo Toshiba
Sometimes Free (free to some users, or for some products)	Apple Asus (laptops only)
Offers Takeback Program but Consumers Must Pay	Gateway Viewsonic (must buy extended warranty )
No Ongoing Takeback Program	Acer NEC
Television Company Takeback Programs
Completely Free Takeback Program	LG (including Zenith & GoldStar brands) Mitsubishi Panasonic (includes Technics) Samsung Sharp Sony Toshiba Vizio (New as of Nov 2009)
Sometimes Free (free to some users, or for some products)
Offers Takeback Program but Consumers Must Pay
No Ongoing Takeback Program	Funai Hitachi * JVC * Philips * Pioneer * Sanyo * Thomson *(owns GE, RCA)
* Denotes company that lobbies against state legislation promoting producer takeback programs.
The table above refers to electronics companies' national takeback programs in the US. Some states have passed legislation requiring electronics companies to takeback products in those states. Compliance with those laws is not the same as offering a national takeback program. >> Learn more about states passing e-waste laws.   For more information about how to use the company recycling programs, see our Guide to Electronics Manufacturer Recycling Programs.