What do I do with old digital boxes (in Toronto)?

[wayner92]

I have about a dozen old digital cable boxes - SA3200, SAS3250HD, SA4250HD, SA8300HD and some Nextbox boxes.  I own all of these boxes - none were rented from Rogers.  Several of these boxes will be deactivated on April 30, and the others can no longer be added to a Rogers account so there is no point giving or selling them to anyone.

Should I just put these out on garbage day to be collected as part of the city of Toronto's Electronic Waste program?

Is there any point in taking them back to Rogers? 

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[LordDrakkon]

Put them out with the trash.

[Pauly]

OR instead of putting them out in the trash, you can think of the environment, and drop them off at any place that accepts e-waste for recycling. Lots of places are willing to accept old digital boxes, and divert them from ending up in the landfill

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@wayner92 Per the FAQ, "I’ve replaced my TV box. What should I do with the older one? ", you can put your old STBs in a box and send them back to Rogers at no charge.

[wayner92]

I could send/take them back to Rogers but is there any point?  They won't be reused - what's the difference between putting the boxes out for electronic recycling with the city and taking them back to Rogers?

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@wayner92 wrote:

I could send/take them back to Rogers but is there any point?  They won't be reused - what's the difference between putting the boxes out for electronic recycling with the city and taking them back to Rogers?

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Since you own the boxes, Rogers shouldn't care whether or not you return them or what you choose to do with them.  However, if there is a system glitch on their side and some system says that you need to return one of your boxes, then what?  Rogers will also have a proper e-waste management plan for the old set-top boxes.  I would send the boxes to Rogers for disposal... but that's just my opinion.

I'll tag @CommunityHelps and ask for their input.