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- dvsbastard, on 12/20/2007, -6/+501. Offer $100 cashback on old TV...
2. Mark up new Sony TV by $200...
3. Profit
(There is no need for "????" in this case...) - dezman2003, on 12/20/2007, -2/+28People who can afford to shop at the sony store do not need a 100 dollar coupon.
- redfan, on 12/20/2007, -6/+31Awesome. Now a Sony TV will only cost me $900 more than any other brand.
- snailian, on 12/20/2007, -5/+21I wonder how much I could sell the coupon for.
- heystoopid, on 12/20/2007, -2/+14Yeah , I would not be unsurprised that the replacement unit comes with a built in root kit and a hard wired permanent digital do not record flag as well !
- anrahman, on 12/20/2007, -4/+14My old Sony TV will probably fetch less than $100 at a garage sale - this gives off that (priceless) 'green' vibe too ;)
- Chompy, on 12/20/2007, -3/+12Unfortunately the coupon is only good at Sonystyle and other Sony-brand outlets, and they mark their stuff up about 50% above retail. I've never understood why anyone buys anything directly from Sony. If it's $1600 at Sam's Club and $1900 at Best Buy, it will be $2600 at sonystyle.com.
- ThEDeMoNKiNg, on 12/20/2007, -1/+9Hmm. There does not seem to be a Canada option. Why do all the the U.S. citizens get all the good crap? NewEgg, Woot, Sony TakeBack, among a endless list of others. WHY? D-:
- socialpyramid, on 12/20/2007, -9/+17Sounds like a great program!
- m8ymerc1, on 12/20/2007, -7/+14aste Management and Sony Corporation
“Sony Take Back”
Companies announce Comprehensive U.S.
Take Back and Recycling Program
Sony Electronics, in partnership with Waste Management Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, WM Recycle America, LLC, announces the “Sony Take Back” program, the first national recycling program for post-consumer electronics.
From cameras to televisions, “Sony Take Back” gives Sony customers a free and convenient way to recycle up to five Sony products per day by dropping them off at designated Waste Management eCycling Drop-Off Centers throughout the country. Waste Management currently has 75 electronic recycling collection sites throughout the U.S. and will have one in every state by the end of 2007. Consumers also have the option of shipping their used Sony electronics products to select Waste Management locations.
As the technology industry sees continued growth, the amount of electronic waste is also increasing. A study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency showed that in 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons. Of that, about 1.5 to 1.9 million tons were primarily discarded in landfills, and only 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled. By recycling old electronic products, useful materials such as glass, plastic, copper wiring – even precious metals – can be collected and re-used in the manufacture of other products. Recycling not only minimizes the amount of waste needed for disposal, it also minimizes the extraction of new raw materials from the earth and resources required for processing.
How the Program Works:
To locate the nearest recycling center to you click here or call 1-877-439-2795.
If you would like to mail your Sony product to us for no-fee recycling, please send it to the closest WM Recycle America eCycling center below:
Where does it mention again, that I get a 100 bucks back? - Asianwaste, on 12/20/2007, -0/+7Oy. A link would've sufficed, but this is above and beyond. Thanks.
- sensia3, on 12/20/2007, -0/+6F'king funny thing is, they have something like 10 recycling centers in Mn, but one in NY/NJ and that is in Ithaca! WTF?
- themastersb, on 12/20/2007, -3/+91. Buy some cheap TVs for less than $100
2. ?
3. Profit - CaviMike, on 12/20/2007, -0/+6You guys get pot. Enough said.
- Zoshchenko, on 12/20/2007, -2/+8I hate to criticize a program that has such good intentions, but it's seriously flawed. First of all, good luck finding a recycling center. I live in Virginia and there are NONE in the entire region. Plus, the $100 is only good off the full MSRP you'll find at the Sony stores. You'll still end up paying way more for a Sony TV than if you do a little price-shopping at the big-box stores. Like I said, major flaws.
- abeg, on 12/20/2007, -0/+5more like $50- $75
Read the fine print
Terms & Conditions
Waste Management will charge a $25-$50 recycling fee for non-Sony television recycling.
Consumers who bring their television to a participating Waste Management facility for recycling between November 15, 2007 and March 15, 2008 will receive a coupon good towards $100 off the qualifying purchase of an HDTV from Sony Style retail (stores, online and telesales) through March 31, 2008. Limitations apply, see below for details.
- xkidace, on 12/20/2007, -0/+5It will cost me more money to drive to the nearest drop-off center, then they would give me for a TV.
- nubbler, on 12/20/2007, -0/+5Well what is everyone expecting. Of course its not as good as it seems. No big company would just give $100 just to make you happy, there will always be something in it for them.
People, these companies do not exist to make you rich, actually quite the opposite. - se1zure, on 12/20/2007, -1/+6For all the people in here saying sony tv's are crap, you obviously havent seen the best of their bravia line.
But of course, the typical digg trend is to hate on sony no matter what. - probrian, on 12/20/2007, -1/+5me TWO!...wait how many do you have again...one or two?
- dezman2003, on 12/20/2007, -2/+6I've walked into the sony store a few times in Canada and everything is retardly expensive. I didn't know about the price matching but I suspect they only sell the expensive products and let other retailers carry the cheap *****, so they can't really price match something they don't carry now can they? Hope this helps you figure it out.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -0/+4Why on earth would this get buried? IT WOULD be cool if you could trade in 3 old TVs and get three coupons and get $300 off a new TV. A little dumpster diving on garbage night in a city and you've got yourself a new TV.
- KSUdesigner, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3"Unlike the Take Back program, this new offer allows you to recycle any TV—not just Sony products."
It's not the same program, it builds upon the Take Back program. - aussieNickuss, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3I wouldn't ming getting $100 off a 52" Bravia with my 34cm.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -3/+6Sony is not the only one taking back electronics to save the environment Hewlett Packard, Apple and Dell are doing the same thing although they are not offering $100 as far as I know. http://mystarbucks.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/us-rec ...
- bigteebo, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3To me, there's value in reducing clutter in the house, and TVs are no exception. If I didn't have an HDTV already(and gave my old tv to my mom), I would go with the program.
- tnoo, on 12/20/2007, -1/+4As the blurb in the title says: "-like $100 towards a new Sony set to be specific."
Nowhere does it say you get $100 cash back people!
I'm so sick and tired of reading everybody whining on Digg because they don't know how to read. Why don't you people just take the time to read a story before you go crying about everything. - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -1/+31: Go to goodwill, buy console for cheap a$$ ca$h.
2: Go to recycling center, get coupons!
3: Profit! - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -3/+5are they stackable? That would be pretty damn cool.
- Deputydon, on 12/20/2007, -0/+2U2
- tnoo, on 12/20/2007, -3/+5Arizona
Earth Protection Services, Inc.(Service Partner)
10 S 48th Ave, Ste 4, Phoenix, AZ 85043
California
Anderson Landfill
18703 Cambridge Rd, Anderson, CA 96007-9165
Cal Sierra Transfer
19309 Industrial Drive, Sonora, CA 95370-9232
Central Valley Waste Services
1333 East Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95241
Coast Waste Management
5960 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92018
Davis Street Transfer and Recycling
2615 Davis St., San Leandro, CA 94577
E-World Recyclers
2480 Ash Street, Vista, CA 92081
Del Mar Waste Management
2265 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014
Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
10888 San Sevaine Way, Unit D, Mira Loma, CA 91752
Electronic Recyclers International, Inc.
2860 S East Ave, Fresno, CA 93725
Fresno Waste Management
5608 S. Villa, Fresno, CA 93725
Health Sanitation Services
1850 W. Betteravia Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93455
IMS Electronics Recycling
12455 Kerran St, Suite 300, Poway, CA 92064-8834
IMS Recycling Services
2697 Main St., San Diego, CA 92113-3612
North Valley Waste Management
2569 Scott Avenue, Chico, CA 95928
Tulare County Recycling
26951 Road 140, Visalia, CA 93292
Waste Management - North County
2141 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92054
Waste Management - San Diego (Buyback Center)
1001 W. Bradley Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020-1501
Waste Management of Orange
2050 North Glassell St., Orange, CA 92865
Colorado
WM Recycle America, LLC - Colorado Springs
602 East 4th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
WM Recycle America, LLC - Grand Junction
1227 Winters Dr. Grand Junction, CO. 81501
WM of the Rockies - Steamboat Springs
2701 Downhill Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-5051
WM Recycle America, LLC - eCycling Services
3730 East 48th Ave. Denver, CO. 80216
WM Silverthorne
314 Third Street, Silverthorne, CO 80907
Florida
WM Recycle America, LLC of Sarasota
3100 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34234
Quicksilver Recycling Services (Service Partner)
1102 North Rome Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607
Iowa
WM Central Disposal Landfill
21265 430th St, Lake Mills, IA 50451
WM Dickinson County Landfill
2575 190th Street, Spirit Lake, IA 51360
Waste Management of Iowa - Fairfield
2026 Libertyville Road, Fairfield, IA 52556
WM of Iowa - Independence
1100 12th St. Northeast, Independence, IA 50644
WM of Iowa - Mason City
640 19th St. Southeast, Mason City, IA 50401
Massachusetts
Chicopee Landfill
161 New Lombard Rd. Chicopee, MA 01020
Electronic Recyclers International, Inc.
461 W Broadway, Gardner, MA 01440-2813
RCI Fitchburg Landfill
101 Fitchburg Road (Rt. 31), Westminster, MA 01473
Leominster Transfer Station
256 New Lancaster Rd., Leominster, MA 01453
PRTR Inc. Transfer Station
791 Boston Post Rd. (Rt. 20), East Marlboro, MA 01752
Somerville Transfer Station
10 Poplar St., Somerville, MA 02143
WM of Taunton
330 E. Brittania St., Taunton, MA 02780
WM Recycle America, LLC - eCycling Services
203 Tremont Street, Springfield, MA 01104
Minnesota
Austin Transfer Station
103 28th St. NE, Austin, MN 55912
WM Burnsville Sanitary Landfill
2650 West Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN 55337
Carver Transfer
600 West Railroad Street, Norwood Young America, MN
WM Elk River Landfill
22460 HWY 169 NW, Elk River, MN 55330
Steele County Recycling Center
1171 Brady Blvd, Owatonna, MN 55060
Resource Recovery
195 Minnehaha, St. Paul, MN 55101
WM Twin Cities Recyo Transfer
1691 91st Avenue Northeast, Blaine, MN 55449
WM Twin Cities Transfer - Maple Grove Transfer
10633 89th Avenue North, Maple Grove, MN
WM of Central Minnesota - St. Cloud
650 NE Highway 10, St. Cloud, MN 56304
WM of Central Minnesota - St. Cloud
650 NE Highway 10, St. Cloud, MN 56304
WM-Hastings
2800 Millard Ave., Hastings, MN 55033
WM of Southern Minnesota
25237 755th Ave., Allbert Lea MN 56016
WM of Southern Minnesota - Spring Valley
407 Valley Avenue, Spring Valley, MN
WM of Southern Minnesota - Fairmont
1847 110th. St. Fairmont, MN
WM of Southern Minnesota - Mankato
759 Beaver Avenue, Mankato, MN 56001
WM of Southern Minnesota - Le Sueur
377010 Ottawa Rd. LeSueur, MN
WM of Southern Minnesota - Fairbault/Northfield
1510 South Highway 3, Northfield, MN 55057
WM of Southern Minnesota - Albert Lea
RR Box 181, Clarks Grove, MN 56016
Waste Management of Southern Minnesota - New Ulm
16 Minnecon Drive, New Ulm, MN 56073
Spruce Ridge Resource Management Facility
12755 137th St., Glencoe, MN 55335
North Carolina
Synergy Recycling, LLC (Service Partner)
104 E Roosevelt Street, Mayodan, NC 27027-2927
North Dakota
WM Grand Forks MRF
5170 21st Ave North, Grand Forks, ND 58203-0958
WM of Central Minnesota - Wahpeton
1016 11th Ave South, Wahpeton, ND 58075-4842
New York
WM Recycle America, LLC Tompkins County
160 Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
Oklahoma
WM Recycle America, LLC - eCycling Services
5519 N.W. 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73127
Oregon
Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
7272 SW Durham Road, Suite 100, Tigard, OR 97224-7593
Pennsylvania
Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
1821 William Penn Way, Lancaster, PA 17601
South Carolina
Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
102 Twentynine Court, Williamston, SC 29697
South Dakota
Millenium Recycling
305 E. 50th Street, Sioux Falls,SD 57104-0602
Texas
CompuCycle, Inc. (Service Partner)
7700 Kempwood Drive, Houston, TX 77055
Earth Protection Services, Inc. (Service Partner)
3920 Gattis School Road, Ste 112, Round Rock, TX 78664
Washington
IMS Electronics Recycling
2401 Saint Francis Lane, Vancouver, WA 98660-1061
Wisconsin
WM - Chippewa Falls
11888 30th Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-6705
Osceola Transfer Station
2312 Oak Drive, Osceola, WI 54020-4306
WM - LaCrosse
415 Island Street, Lacrosse, WI 54603-2953
CRT Processing (Service Partner)
2535 Beloit Avenue, Jansville, WI 53546
WM Recycle America, LLC - A-1 Recycling Center
2101 West Morgan, Milwaukee, WI 53221
WM Recycle America, LLC – Madison Recycling Center
2200 Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, WI 53713
WM Recycle America, LLC – Janesville Recycling Center
340 Blackbridge Road, Janesville, WI 53545
WM Recycle America, LLC – Paper Valley Recycling Center
1420 Earl Street, Menasha, WI 54952
WM Recycle America, LLC – Superior Recycling Cntr
1425 Oakes Avenue, Superior, WI, 54880-1447 - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -2/+4Was that really necessary?
- Jo9100, on 12/20/2007, -0/+2Yes. RTFA. It's written.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -0/+2The style store is a giant rip off on prices. I got a Bravia over Black Friday, and it was $800 less than the site. If they price match, I'd love to see a link. Your better off just recycling yourself of giving it to someone that needs it over Craig's List.
- Jesse801, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1now if only they would drive up to your house and take it from you. The closest center to me is across the state
- Cerebral, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Or visit the goodwill stores after hours around back and just pick the TVs up for free :)
...not that I know about any of that or anything. - Cerebral, on 12/20/2007, -1/+2Props bro. You supplied with the info asked and yet you still get bashed for giving too much information. Gotta love digg.
- Waterrat, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1 I'd never deal with Sony due to that root kit they put out.
And you better be careful,no telling what will be hidden in that new Sony tv. - inactive, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Link? I'd love to see that.
- aussieNickuss, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1You have "a dozen or so" TV's lying around?? You must have a LOT of useless space to fill up around your house.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1You too?
- Asianwaste, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Anyone know the locations for the 79 centers that participate in this program?
- Wolfboy, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1I doubt they will collect many TVs, at least in my part of the country. The recycling centers are way out in the country, pretty much the middle of nowhere. It would take two or three hours for most people to get to them.
- Cerebral, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Good question... I clicked through everything I could and can find nothing about any $$.
- inactive, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1it's probably better for the environment in the long run too. The TVs that are recycled still have to be processed, possibly releasing the toxic components near the processing site; and the non-recycleable components will end up in a landfill.
Selling it at a garage sale is better all around. Not only do you help somebody out who may not be able to afford anything else, but you re-use something that would otherwise be trash. reduce, reuse, recycle; the order matters.
And hey, don't forget about Craigslist people! They also have a "free" section that is ideal for things like old working TVs and such.. - Myztry, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1And if you don't have an old TV you can just buy a cheap brand new B&W portable for trade in, and still come out ahead :)
- trevz0r, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1I work at a Best Buy store in Canada and we have done several "TV Trade Events" where you get money off your new TV when you bring your old one into the store to be recycled. We have even done is several times on notebooks too...
- probrian, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1who to?
- bbschaefer, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Pity I live about a 100 miles from any of the approved recycling centers. This is really pretty useless except for those that happen to be in the right place, geographically speaking.
- chroko, on 12/20/2007, -0/+1Ming The Merciless commands you to give him $100 off his 52" Bravia with your 13" - even if you don't want him to.
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