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As a result, the two companies along with the DC Library System will hold free monthly events throughout the year to allow both businesses and members of the public to conveniently recycle used electronics.
The list of electronics eligible for the recycling program includes tablets as well as other types of computers, ranging from laptops and desktops to small scale servers. By the looks of it, they don't have to be Samsung-branded either. Also mentioned are computer monitors, peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and PC speakers, as well as desktop printers weighing less than 100 pounds.
Likewise, televisions and TV peripherals such as DVD players, signal converter boxes, and cable or satellite receivers are covered. Game consoles too, as long as they can be hooked up to a TV. Unfortunately, if you're looking to recycle your old PSP or Nintendo handheld, you'll have to do it through other means.
Interestingly, while the program obviously aims to recycle a wide variety of electronics, it doesn’t seem to cover used smartphones. This means that large businesses that might want to unload and recycle a lot of mobile phones won’t be able to take advantage of this program.
That’s not to say that Samsung hasn’t made efforts towards achieving material neutrality for its handsets. Just last week, the company partnered with Closing the Loop and T-Mobile in the Netherlands. This alliance guarantees that every Galaxy S10e purchased through the mobile carrier in the country will result in a scrap phone being properly recycled from the e-waste landfills of Ghana and Uganda.
Mihai is a blogger and column writer at SamMobile. His first Samsung phone was an A800 which took a lot of beating, and a part of him still misses the novelty of the clamshell design. In his free time, he enjoys watching shows, documentaries, and stand-up comedy; listening to music, taking walks, and occasionally playing old(er) video games.
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