Sept. 8, 2008 - Though many retailers now provide in-store recycling programs for old electronics, Office Depot has added a new twist: The company is offering customers a store gift card that matches the value of the items they wish to recycle.

The company's Tech Trade-In program accepts anything from old LCD monitors and TVs, to digital cameras, computers, and printers. Customers enter product information on the program's website, which then determines the recycle trade-in value for the gift card.

Electronic equipment received will either be reconditioned for the secondary or used marketplace, or recycled and broken down into raw material for the production of new equipment, Office Depot says.

"Office Depot has an environmental vision to increasingly buy green, be green, and sell green," according to Yalmaz Siddiqui, director of environmental strategy for Office Depot. "Solutions such as the Tech Trade-In program offer our customers another simple and effective option to keep e-waste out of landfills."

Office Depot first launched an in-store recycling program last October. Though other retailers, including Best Buy, now offer free electronics recycling, Office Depot's is one of the first programs to offer in-kind value for the recycled materials.