Best Buy Electronics Recycling Program

Based in Texas, Best Buy Electronics Recycling Program forms part of Texas's network of electronics-recycling drop-off points listed in the eCycling Central directory.

Services offered

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What it costs

This is a national program drop-off. National programs typically accept the manufacturer's own brand free of charge, with fees on third-party items or oversized goods (CRT monitors, large appliances). Confirm pricing with the location before drop-off.

Texas e-waste law

Texas's Computer Equipment Recycling Program (Health & Safety Code Chapter 361, Subchapter Y) (2007) governs how electronics must be disposed of in this state. The law uses an manufacturer takeback (computers); separate TV law and covers computer equipment, including monitors, laptops, desktops; TVs covered separately under TV Recycling Act 2011.

Fee structure: Free to households; manufacturer-funded

Penalty for illegal disposal: Up to $25,000 per violation per day

Key requirements: Manufacturers must offer convenient, free takeback for own-brand computers from households. TV manufacturers separately required to recycle 80% of TVs sold in TX.

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

What can be recovered from your e-waste

Material composition varies by device, but the typical recoverable yields look like this:

• Power tool (2200g typical) - recoverable: 0.01g gold, 0.1g silver, 195g copper, 80g aluminium
• Household batteries (250g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.0g silver, 3g copper, 8g aluminium
• EV / e-bike battery (18000g typical) - recoverable: 0.0g gold, 0.0g silver, 1450g copper, 2200g aluminium

Source: Cucchiella et al. (2015) Recycling of WEEEs; Umicore Precious Metals Recovery datasheets; UNEP Recycling From E-Waste to Resources.

Before you visit

**Before you visit:** call ahead to confirm current accepted items and opening hours. Wipe personal data from any device with a hard drive or storage chip. Remove batteries from devices where possible. Some sites charge fees for CRT TVs, large appliances, or commercial-quantity drop-offs.

An average smartphone contains around 0.034g of gold, 16g of copper, and 25g of aluminium. Multiplied across the millions of devices retired each year, those grams add up - which is why a working drop-off network matters.

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Listing reviewed: April 2026 - sourced from eCycling Central's directory of US recycling locations.