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Charlottesville, Va. — Crutchfield, an integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, has announced a new partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and its www.myGreenElectronics.org initiative to educate customers about the importance of recycling. Through the partnership Crutchfield will offer an online tool to help consumers locate recycling facilities for all types of electronic devices in the United States.
With the new tool, consumers can search for electronics recycling centers by inputting their zip codes. The locator service is powered by CEA's myGreenElectronics database. A recent Crutchfield survey showed that fewer than 30% of their customers are aware of any local electronics recycling options.
In addition, Crutchfield also launched the first year-round electronics recycling program in the Charlottesville, Virginia area last year. When Crutchfield started its local recycling service in August 2006, it was estimated that Crutchfield would collect between 15 to 20 tons per year of electronics. In the first eight months, Crutchfield recycled almost 85 tons of old TVs, computers, stereos and other items.
Computer monitors, televisions, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other electronic devices contain materials of concern such as lead and mercury, as well as valuable raw materials, including gold and copper, said the company. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), not only is electronics recycling an issue of resource conservation, it saves landfill space and prevents potentially harmful chemicals from entering the environment through improper disposal.
Both CEA and Crutchfield also encourage consumers to re-use or repair old electronics.
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