Best Buy Fiscal Year 2022 ESG Report | 24 Product life extension . E-waste recycling. To address the global issue of electronic waste, we established our recycling program in 2009. We continue to operate the most comprehensive consumer electronics and appliances takeback program in the U.S. In FY22, we collected more than 189 million pounds of electronics and appliances for recycling, bringing our total to more than 2.5 billion pounds . We are keeping electronics out of landfills, which benefits the environment and human health. Before partnering with Best Buy, our recycling partners must pass a thorough environmental, safety and downstream audit process, and they are subject to recurring onsite, desktop and downstream assessments. In addition to our own standards, we require all electronics recycling partners to maintain ISO 14001 certification, ISO 45001 safety certification or industry equivalent, and be certified to eStewards® or R2® industry certifications.