Dell Offers Free Computer Recycling at Events in Select Cities Around the World; Environmental Initiative Kicks Off Dell's Annual Global Community Involvement Month
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) will offer free computer recycling at one-day events inselect cities in the United States, Europe and Australia this fall inconjunction with the company's annual Global Community InvolvementMonth activities.
Dell's Recycling Tour will begin Sept. 17 in Bracknell, UnitedKingdom, followed by events in Nashville, Tenn., Munich, Germany andSydney, Australia throughout October and November. The tour concludesin Oklahoma City on Nov. 12 in celebration of America Recycles Day.
Consumers in communities served by Dell's recycling tour will havethe opportunity to empty their closets and garages of any brandcomputer, monitor, printer and other computer equipment and drop themoff at their local collection event to be responsibly recycled.
"At Dell, part of being a great global company is beingenvironmentally responsible," said Tod Arbogast, Dell's sustainablebusiness manager. "These recycling events, and the public-privatepartnerships that make them possible, enable us to reinforce themessage that no computer should go to waste."
Through Dell's partnership with the National Cristina Foundation(www.cristina.org), consumers also have the option to donate unwantedcomputer equipment to charity. Dell has product donation programs inthe U.S., Canada, Brazil, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Dell celebrates Global Community Involvement Month each September,encouraging employees to volunteer in the communities where they liveand work. In September 2004, more than 17,500 Dell employees, one ofevery three employees worldwide, volunteered, donating more than78,000 hours of time.
"We're putting our values into action by inspiring, informing andenabling Dell employees to improve the quality of life of our localcommunities without compromising that of future generations," saidArbogast. "And this is only a start -- we expect to continue bringingresponsible recycling programs to more regions of the world in thefuture -- helping Dell communities be sustainable communities."
Through more than 50 community computer-recycling events directlymanaged or sponsored by Dell during the past two years, more than2,500 tons (2.25 million kilograms) of unwanted computer equipmenthave been kept out of landfills. Dell uses one-day computer recyclingevents to educate consumers about the importance of responsiblyrecycling unwanted computer equipment and the availability of ongoingconsumer recycling programs. Dell is continually exploring ways toexpand permanent recycling programs to more countries.
Dell makes it easy and affordable for customers to manage the lifecycle of their computer equipment every day. More information onDell's consumer donation and recycling options is available atwww.dell.com/recycling.
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