Comment by robocat
6 years ago
In other words "recycle" mode isn't recycling (you can just chuck them in the trash) and it isn't reusing.
A complete deception to sound green, with zero cost to Sonos with zero attempt to be green, and just causing a waste stream. Nice one Sonos.
Sonos will pay for you to ship your recycled speaker back to them to be recycled. Not only do they pay for this shipping and recycle the speaker, but they give you a 30% credit. Hardly zero cost to Sonos, and considering the thriving market for refurbished speakers from Sonos it seems pretty clear the old speakers are being reused. Overall, sounds like they're doing exactly what they say they are.
They don’t accept the old speakers (let alone pay for shipping), they ask you to bring them to a non-affiliated recycling center. They are never reactivated.
They do pay for shipping: https://www.sonos.com/en-us/tradeup
That said, permanently disabling good devices still seems like vandalism.
What is the point of recycling mode if you ship the speaker to them? Why wouldn't they just credit you upon receipt of the speaker?