Best Buy to Offer Southern Californians Free and Easy Solution to Dispose & Recycle Batteries, Household Electronic Equipment at Two-Day Event in Thousand Oaks Store.

Best Buy:

What:     Best Buy, in cooperation with the city of Thousand Oaks,
          Calif., will host a free, two-day electronics recycling
          event at the Best Buy store in Village Square.  Separately,
          Californians can drop off rechargeable batteries, cell
          phones, and ink jet cartridges for free recycling at Best
          Buy store locations throughout California.

          Accepted items for recycling:

          -- Computers                      -- TVs
          -- Computer monitors              -- VCRs
          -- Printers                       -- DVD players
          -- Camcorders                     -- Rechargeable batteries
          -- Fax machines                   -- Stereos
          -- Cell phones

          Items NOT accepted for recycling: microwave ovens, smoke
          detectors, air conditioners, major household appliances

          Additionally, the Technology Trade-In program will buy back
          select electronics that are in good working and cosmetic
          condition and have current market value. Consumers can bring
          selected desktop and notebook computers, camcorders, digital
          cameras, LCD monitors and projectors, PDAs and other
          handheld PCs, cell phones, Apple iPods, home audio
          receivers, game systems, and car systems. Customers can
          visit bestbuy.eztradein.com in advance to see if their
          specific item has trade-in value.

          Items not accepted for trade-in include TVs, CRT monitors,
          any non-working product, satellite receivers, DVD players,
          and VCRs.

Date:     Friday, February 10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
          Saturday, February 11: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: Best Buy (store parking lot)
          390 N. Moorpark Road
          Village Square
          Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91360
          [phone]

Why:      As a partner in its communities, Best Buy is committed to
          environmental responsibility. Some electronic items can
          contain materials such as lead and mercury that may be
          harmful to the environment if simply thrown in the trash.
          This program provides consumers with a convenient, simple
          and safe way to recycle their household electronics.
          The company was the first national consumer electronics
          retailer to sponsor recycling events, and has recycled more
          nearly 3 million pounds of old electronics since the program
          began in 2001.

Additionally, kiosks for recycling cell phones, rechargeable
batteries, and ink jet cartridges are available at Best Buy stores
throughout California. For more information, visit
http://communications.bestbuy.com/communityrelations/recycling.asp