Dell Extends Recycling Efforts
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With nearly 73 tonnes of antiquated computer hardware recycled in the last fiscal year, Dell hopes to triple the amount of gear it keeps out of landfill by extending the scheme.

For the Australia and New Zealand markets last year the company collected a combined total of 72.65 tonnes of used computer equipment and now Dell plans to extend the pilot to include customers in Brisbane. The free recycling program was only available to Sydney and Melbourne customers in the past.

Dell plans to triple product recovery volume by 2009.

Joe Kremer, Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand said: “Dell launched Australia’s first, and still only, national recycling service for consumers in 2003. And in 2005 we significantly expanded our efforts with a number of new initiatives to help make it easier for our customers to recycle.”

“Last year we introduced a pilot for Australia’s first free PC recycling offer, successfully held our first community recycling day at a Sydney school and also conducted free recycling offers for printers and CRT displays,” Mr Kremer said.

Globally Dell has recovered 36.1 million kilograms of product for reuse or recycling in the last year. More than half of this came from customers, increasing Dell’s recovery of product from customers by 72 percent over fiscal year 2005 volumes.