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Published on June 11th, 2008

Dell Recycles 100 Million Pounds of Equipment

With 100 million pounds of equipment recycled, 2007 marked a new record for Dell as the year with the largest product recycling volume. This is a 20 percent increase from 2006.

“Our customers and stakeholders are inspiring us to lead a new era of environmental responsibility,” said Director of Sustainable Business Tod Arbogast in a news release. “We are at a historic point in time when the combined efforts of companies, customers, employees and suppliers will make the critical changes to protect our shared Earth.”

Dell offers free home pick-up for obsolete company products and has 370 drop-off locations around the country. It is also the only computer manufacturer to offer free recycling worldwide, according to the Dell site.

Do you have electronics to recycle? FInd out the manufacture’s Earth 911’s recycling locator to find a drop-off in your community.

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