MSNBC reports that Staples Inc. will now recycle any used computers and monitors dropped off at any of its 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours - for $10 per item.

The step by the world’s largest office products supplier follows similar initiatives by many computer makers and retailers to confront the growing environmental and public health risk posed by discarded computers and other electronic gadgets containing toxic metals and chemicals.

This is a logical expansion of its existing free recycling program for small devices like cell phones and digital cameras, regardless of the brand or whether the device was bought at Staples.

Peripherals such as keyboards, mice and speakers will be accepted at no cost. Televisions and floor-model photocopiers won’t be taken as of yet.

Staples said its program will ship the devices for domestic recycling by Vestal, N.Y.-based Amandi Services, which Staples calls “one of the country’s most experienced and innovative electronics recyclers.” Amandi complies with federal standards for electronics recycling and will take steps to ensure personal data stored on old computers aren’t compromised, Staples says.