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Video game products have significant nostalgic value and are still fun to play and own even decades after they are first purchased. Unlike other electronics, such as cell phones, computers and televisions, video game systems usually are kept, resold, or handed down to family and friends. As such, we see very limited demand to dispose of video game products.
Because video game systems retain significant value, Nintendo of America offers a number of options to maximize their continued use, while also offering recycling options to consumers and businesses to help minimize the waste disposal of video game products.
How Nintendo of America helps minimize the waste disposal of video game products:
How to recycle or repair Nintendo products:
We provide a free courtesy product Take Back Program for the recycling of Nintendo hardware, software, accessories, and rechargeable batteries to consumers in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, we will also accept video game consoles made by other companies from consumers who also have purchased a Nintendo console.
To participate in the Take Back Program, we need to send you a shipping label so that you can send in your products for recycling. Send an email to takebackprogram@noa.nintendo.com and we will send you complete instructions.
A variety of programs allow you to recycle your Nintendo products locally. Nintendo recommends that you choose a recycler with a commitment to supporting environmental stewardship who will handle the donated material in a responsible way.
*Additional information on Nintendo of America's recycling efforts:
Nintendo supports the goals of certifications such as R2 and e-Stewards, and we believe that a successful national recycling certification program must be supported by government, business and affiliated associations. Nintendo partners with an R2 certified national recycler with a commitment to environmental stewardship that meets our Corporate Social Responsibility goals and values, and we require the following from our recycling partner:
Attn: Residents of the state of Illinois - All waste video game consoles, televisions, etc. generated by households in Illinois must be recycled. For more information about Illinois' electronic waste law, please visit the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency website at: www.epa.state.il.us/land/electronic-waste-recycling/index.html.
Attn: Residents of the state of Maine - All waste video game consoles, televisions, etc. generated by households in Maine must be recycled. For more information about Maine's electronic waste law, please visit the Maine Department of Environmental Protection website at: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/ewaste/oemplan.html
Attn: Residents of the state of Maryland - Waste televisions, hand-held video game consoles, and other electronic products with display screens exceeding 4 inches generated by households in Maryland must be recycled at no cost to the consumer. Nintendo provides a free courtesy product Take Back Program - Send an email to takebackprogram@noa.nintendo.com and we will send you complete instructions. If you require packaging, please note that in your email to the Take Back Program. For information about Maryland's electronic waste law, please visit: http://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Land/RecyclingandOperationsprogram/Pages/ecycling.aspx.
Attn: Residents of the state of New York - All waste video game consoles, televisions, etc. generated by households in New York must be recycled. For more information about New York's electronic waste law, please visit the New York Department of Environmental Conservation website at: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/66872.html.
Attn: Residents of the state of Vermont - All waste computer, televisions, printers, monitors, etc. generated by households in Vermont must be recycled. For information about Vermont's electronic waste law, please visit the Vermont E-Waste Recycling Program website at: http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/e-waste/.
Attn: Residents of the state of West Virginia - Waste televisions, hand-held video game consoles, and other electronic products with display screens exceeding 4 inches generated by households in West Virginia must be recycled. For information about West Virginia's electronic waste law, please visit the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board website at: https://www.state.wv.us/swmb/ewaste/e-Cycle_WV.html.
**Your personal information:
If your Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo DSi or family of Nintendo 3DS products is functional enough to do so, remove any personal information from it before you sell, donate or recycle it. For steps to remove your personal information, use these links:
Wii U Wii Nintendo DSi / Nintendo DSi XL Nintendo 3DS family systems
For consumer protection, we dismantle and crush all items received through our Take Back prior to shipping them out to be shredded for recycling. This process permanently destroys all consumer data contained on the system before it leaves our facility.
More about Nintendo of America and the environment
For additional information on Nintendo of America's efforts to protect the environment and better the community, please read our Corporate Social Responsibility Report.