Environmentalists Call On Manufacturers To Boost E-Recycling Efforts

February 23, 2016
Environmentalists are criticizing electronics manufacturers for not doing more to support responsible recycling of their products after Best Buy, the leading industry electronics recycler, announced changes to its recycling program that advocates say will weaken it. Earlier this month, Best Buy said it will drop the requirement that the company's recyclers be certified to e-Stewards standards, and instead allow them to certify to either e-Stewards or Responsible Recycling (R2). Environmentalists generally back e-Stewards over R2 as the more stringent of...


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