Dell
Dell is committed to making “being green”
easier, more efficient and more cost effective for its
customers. Dell makes this a reality by delivering practical
products and services that have an impact on real environmental
issues such as climate change, packaging, e-waste, power
efficiency and recycling.Dell helps customers do more
to reduce, reuse and recycle. Select products are made
with recycled materials, and all Dell products can be
recycled through our recycling programs.
Banning the export of electronic waste
Dell has surpassed its commitment to recover hundreds
of millions of kilograms of used computer equipment
for responsible recycling by 2012. This year, it also
tackled unauthorized shipping of electronic waste by
becoming the first major computer company to officially
ban the export of nonworking electronics to developing
countries. This includes all electronic waste that Dell
generates in its global operations and collect through
its takeback programs.
Dell’s electronics disposition policy now exceeds
the requirements of the Basel Convention, which bans
the export of certain electronic waste based on its
material or chemical composition. By expanding its definition
of electronic waste to include all nonworking parts
or devices irrespective of material composition, Dell
aims to help prevent the unauthorized dumping of electronic
waste in developing countries by
requiring that equipment be tested and certified as
“working” prior to export.
Extending worldwide recycling network
Through its recycling programs for consumers, small
and medium businesses, large enterprises and governments
worldwide, as of January 31, 2010, Dell has recycled
484 million pounds (220 million kilograms) of equipment
since 2006.
Consumers can now recycle computer equipment through
Dell's extensive free and convenient computer recycling
program in more than 70 countries around the world.
In the U.S., Dell offers five programs ranging from
at-home pickup to drop-off at a local Staples store
or Goodwill. Dell added 445 more Reconnect sites through
its Goodwill partnership in fiscal year 2010, for a
total of 1,900 participating Goodwill
stores. This five-year-old Reconnect program has kept
more than 96 million pounds of e-waste out of landfills
and created about 250 green jobs.
Dell's business customers can make the return of unwanted
computer equipment both more responsible and more secure
with its extensive business recycling and asset recovery
services. To help ensure environmental and legislative
compliance, Dell handles the logistics of properly disposing
of used equipment in an environmentally
responsible way that meets local regulatory guidelines.
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