The recycling event coincided with the Jackson County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event at the Singing River Mall in Gautier. In March, Best Buy also will collect and pay for the environmentally safe recycling of computers, monitors and televisions that are currently held in certain staging areas in the county.

Best Buy will accept any make or model of computer and related equipment, including computers, monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, laptops and cables. Consumers are asked to remove all data from their computer's hard drive if possible. Best Buy will also take television sets.

Additionally, Best Buy will deliver $5 million in computer donations in March to schools damaged or destroyed by Katrina in Greater New Orleans and Mississippi.

Best Buy is an original partner in the Plug-In to eCycling partnership. Formed in 2002, the partnership aims to increase the safe recycling of used electronic products by encouraging private and public sector partners to advertise, promote or provide actual opportunities to recycle old consumer electronics.