EPA honors VIZIO with electronics award

Recycling Today
By Staff
January 16, 2017

Vizio Inc., Irvine, California, has announced that it has earned the Bronze Tier Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the agency’s national Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge ceremony.

Presented at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 7, 2017, in Las Vegas, Vizio says the Bronze Tier Award commends the electronics manufacturer’s commitment to the EPA’s SMM Electronics Challenge goals by publicly disclosing its recycling management practices. Vizio says it strives to send 100 percent of used electronics from all collection streams (e.g., consumer, warranty and return, business-to-business and internal equipment) to recyclers or refurbishers that are certified by a third-party certification program.

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