Sean writes:
According to The Daily Progress, Crutchfield at Rio Hill is now offering electronics recycling. There will be a nominal fee (the article mentions $15 for an air conditioner, $10 for a TV) and Crutchfield employees will help unload large items. Thomas L. Frederick Jr., executive director of RSWA, is quoted as saying that the new Crutchfield recycling center could keep 15 to 20 tons of electronic equipment out of landfills each year. Eligible items may be dropped off during regular business hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
I just called Crutchfield and they told me that they’re taking that holy grail of recyclables: computers. It’s illegal to toss ’em in the trash, but you’ve got to drive to Richmond to recycle them. Not anymore: $8 for the computer, $5 for the monitor (CRT). Totally worth it.
Yet another reason to buy electronics at Crutchfield. You may pay a little more (they don’t price-match) but the employees’ knowledge of the service after the sale are simply unmatched. We are lucky to have such a company here.
Thank goodness, I can remember when people thought Crutchfield was stupid for not selling his business in the late 90’s for 100’s of millions. Now the prosective buyers are almost all out of business.
Wow, I didn’t know about this, and I work at Crutchfield.
Wait, just got an email about it. Hah! Employees will be able to recycle their stuff for free!
[…] In the meantime, Crutchfield (in the Food Lion–er, PetSmart shopping center) has started it’s own electronics recycling program. I read about this on cvillenews this week, and called the Hburg Crutchfield to see if they had one too, and they do. It’s basically the same thing the city is doing, only you can take your computer in anytime the store is open. A partial list of what they accept: CPUs, CRT monitors, AC window units, old game consoles & video games, cell phones, copiers, fax machines, microwaves, TVs and refrigerators. Like the city, Crutchfield charges 5 or 10 dollars for your junk ($25 for fridges). If the city’s not making much money off of it, I doubt Crutchfield is, either. Cool service. […]