LG's Takeback Program

LG's recycling programs are free only to consumers. Businesses must pay a fee.

Policy: LG has no public policy against export e-waste from its takeback program to developing countries. We would hope to see both a strong policy from LG as well as the use of vendors who are certified by independent accredited auditors as adhering to the strong policy.

LG works with the following recyclers:

Recycler for TV and large product drop off program: Waste Management, which is not a certified e-Steward.

Recycler for mail back program: Materials Processing Corporation (MPC). MPC is an e-Steward Pledge signer.

LG will take back products with the LG, Zenith or GoldStar name on it. This includes televisions, monitors, audio equipment, video cassette players and recorders, DVD players and recorders, combination TV/VCR and TV/DVD units, set top boxes and accessories associated with those products. This does not include home appliances like refrigerators.

Consumers may drop off up to 5 LG-branded items at a time to the designated LG collection sites. There is no fee to consumers for the covered LG-brand products; other brands will be accepted, but a fee may be charged by Waste Management for non-LG brands.

If you live in Maine or Washington State, LG's location list doesn't show all the options available to you. (There are shared collection sites, not specific to LG, that don't show up on LG's website.) Use these links:

Washington Collection Sites

Maine Sites - Here's a list of all the Maine municipal collection sites (opens an excel sheet) although some charge fees.

Cell phones, PDA, and GPS devices are covered by a separate, free mail-back program. Use their EcoMobile website to download a prepaid postal mailing label to send these items back for recycling, or to locate collection events in your area. (They don’t have to be LG brands – they will accept any brand.) They also provide a link for requesting a mail back shipping package.

Or these can also be dropped off at the Waste Management sites listed above. 

Only for cell phones, PDAs, and GPS, shown above.

LG's recycling website