Previously, I spoke about the virtues of recycling old electronics and how it’s one of the easiest things we can do to help our landfills and the environment. Now, I’ll tell you how you can get paid for it too. I’m a huge fan of Costco already, thanks to their low prices, interesting array of items, overall quality of products, and liberal return policy. This may be stretching it, but Costco’s bulk purchase philosophy is fairly green itself (assuming you consume everything). You pay lower prices, buy in bulk, and you don’t need to refill on staple products as often. I can’t remember the last time I purchased paper towels, but that’s also probably because I use cloth towels when possible.
The other day, I had a post talking about how dumping electronics into our landfills is harmful to our environment. Well, I just discovered that Costco offers a Costco.com Trade-In & Recycle Program online. This fantastic program is offered via a partnership with GreenSight, and you can get paid some real money (in the form of a Costco Cash Card) by recycling your old electronic equipment. I went through a few examples, and most of the items I entered would have earned me anywhere from $25 - $100. The best part of this program is that you can ship your equipment away for free via UPS Ground. All it takes to recycle and do your part are a few easy steps:
- Go to the Costco.com Trade-In & Recycle Program website
- Select the type of equipment you want to recycle
- Enter some basic information about your equipment
- Get an estimated value
- Receive a pre-paid UPS shipping label
- Send your item off and go to Costco to spend your Costco Cash Card
The program gets better though. Even if your equipment has no monetary value, you can still ship it for free to the recycling center and rest assured knowing GreenSight’s zero tolerance landfill policy means that all material subject to recycling is carefully separated by hand. They dispose of items using EPA approved guidelines. Also, I’m sure Costco did a lot of due diligence with GreenSight before putting their reputation (and cash cards) on the line.
This makes me love Costco even more! I’m going to head home, recycle some old electronics, and buy myself a nice present with the money I’ll earn.
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