Computer Recycling World Tour by Dell
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 09.18.05
Dell will offer free computer recycling in select cities across the US, Europe and Australia, says this press release. "Dell's Recycling Tour will begin Sept. 17 [yesterday -- oops] in Bracknell, United Kingdom, followed by events in Nashville, Tenn., Munich, Germany and Sydney, Australia throughout October and November. The tour concludes in Oklahoma City on Nov. 12 in celebration of America Recycles Day. Consumers in communities served by Dell's recycling tour will have the opportunity to empty their closets and garages of any brand computer, monitor, printer and other computer equipment and drop them off at their local collection event to be responsibly recycled." Dell also partners with the National Cristina Foundation to allow people to donate their old computers to charity. More information can be found on Dell's website, although at this time it doesn't seem like they have updated the page with all the details on the tour.
::Dell Recycling Tour Press Release, ::Dell Recycling Webpage, ::National Cristina Foundation
I have just reached the part in Garbageland (reviewed earlier here on TH) where she talks about computer recycling. She has nothing nice to say about Dell or computer recycling in general. That is, very few recyclers are doing anything but sending it off to Asia to poison entire towns. So, be skeptical of Dell, and ask lots of hard questions of whomever you pick to recycle your computer.
Even better, give your still functioning computer to one of the mini-aid organizations who donate it to schools or other nations.
More good ideas...rebuild not recycle.