HP SETS GOAL FOR 2007
Hewlett Packard, based in Palo Alto, Calif., has announced that it is accelerating its product recycling program by setting a goal to recycle 1 billion pounds of electronic products and printing supplies globally by 2007. This goal is specific to recycling and does not include the millions of products that HP and its partners refurbish, re-use, donate or resell.
In 2003, HP recycled more than 100 million pounds of electronic products and printing supplies through its Planet Partners return and recycling program, raising the company-wide total to 500 million pounds recycled since HP began recycling in 1987.
"As we face growing concerns regarding electronic waste, HP’s objective is to offer customers around the globe a convenient and environmentally sound return and recycling service for HP products," Debra Dunn, senior vice president of Corporate Affairs and Global Citizenship for HP, says. "We will continue to develop innovative recycling solutions in an effort to meet our aggressive recycling goal for the future."
HP intends to reach this global recycling goal by expanding the program to more customers and creating new, convenient ways for consumers to return and recycle used or unwanted electronic equipment in a convenient and environmentally responsible manner.
The HP Planet Partners program operates globally in more than 30 countries and seeks to reduce the environmental footprint of IT products, to minimize waste going to landfills and to provide customers with a convenient and environmentally sound end-of-life solution.
More information on HP Planet Partners is available at www.hp.com/recycle. The company’s "2004 Global Citizenship Report" is available at www.hp.com/go/report.
DELL NAMES GRANT WINNERS
Dell, headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, has announced 20 grant winners that each will receive $10,000 to organize and stage "No Computer Should Go To Waste" collection events throughout the United States this fall. The winners were selected from a group of nearly 175 applicants that included state and local governments, higher education institutions and non-profit organizations.
"The grant program empowers communities to begin developing local programs that will help retire used computers and the resulting events illustrate to consumers the importance of recycling rather than wasting used computers," Pat Nathan, Dell’s Sustainable Business director, says.
As part of the program, grantees will receive technical assistance and guidance from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), Washington, to aid in the success of their events. NRC will conduct a series of training sessions that will include strategies for developing effective partnerships for collection and selection of responsible recyclers and fund raising strategies, as well as media and community outreach.
The grant review board based its selections on considerations of the quality of the collaborative effort, prospects for successful programs, geographic diversity, sustainability of the program beyond the grant period and the ability to leverage the local community’s existing recycling infrastructure.
A complete list of Dell’s most recent grant winners is availalable online at www.RecyclingToday.com.
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