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Sony launches consumer electronics recycling program mongabay.com August 17, 2007
The Sony Take Back Recycling Program will accept any Sony products for free. Electronics made by other manufacturers can be dropped off for a charge. The company has teamed with 75 Waste Management (WM) Recycle America eCycling centers across the country and expects to eventually expand the number of drop-off centers to at least 175, putting a center within 20 miles of 95 percent of Americans. The Sony Take Back Recycling Program begins September 15. "We believe it is Sony's responsibility to provide customers with end-of-life solutions for all the products we manufacture," said Stan Glasgow, president and chief operating officer of Sony Electronics.
Sony recently ranked in the middle of the pack for consumer electronics firms for its efforts on fighting global warming. Climate Counts, a nonprofit that works to promote responsible climate policy among corporations, gave Sony a 51 on its climate scorecard based on 22 criteria within four benchmarks: whether they measure their carbon footprint; what efforts they have made to reduce their own climate impact; whether they support or oppose global-warming legislation; and what they disclose to the public about their work to address climate change. Sony ranked behind Canon (77), IBM (70), Toshiba (66), Motorola (60), and Hewlett-Packard (59), but ahead of Dell (41), Siemens (34), Samsung (33), Nokia (29), and Apple (2) among consumer electronics firms. Comments? News options News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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