Green — and free
USPS has launched a pilot program in parts of the country allowing customers to mail small electronics and inkjet cartridges for recycling free of charge.
The Mail Back program makes it easier for customers to discard used or obsolete small electronics in an environmentally responsible way. Customers use free envelopes available in 1,500 Post Offices to mail back inkjet cartridges, Blackberries, digital cameras, iPods and MP3 players without paying any postage.
The pilot program is set for 10 areas across the country, including Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego. It could go national this fall if the pilot program is successful.
Clover Technologies Group, which recycles, remanufactures and remarkets inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges and small electronics, will pay the postage.
