Wednesday, July 2, 2008
HP India Launches Hardware Recycling Program
HP has announced the expansion of its product return and recycling program to enterprise customers in India. The Planet Partners Hardware Recycling Program [PPP] offers to take back end-of-life HP and non-HP computing equipment like personal computers, laptops, computer monitors, handhelds, notebooks, servers, printers, scanners and fax machines, as well as associated external components such as cables, mice and keyboards.
According to the company, the plastics and metals recovered from products recycled by HP have been used in new HP products, as well as a range of other uses including auto body parts, clothes hangers, plastic toys, fence posts, serving trays and roof tiles.
“The number of PCs, servers, print cartridges and other electronics reaching the end of their usable life is growing rapidly. It is critical that we work with our customers to explore innovative approaches to electronics recycling so that we can offer the most environmentally responsible solutions available while providing them with convenient choices,” said Jean-Claude Vanderstraeten, Director, Environmental Management, HP Asia Pacific & Japan.
HP claims to have recycled nearly 1 billion pounds (450,000 metric tons) of electronic products and supplies by the end of 2007. It has now set an aggressive new goal to recover an additional 1 billion pounds for reuse and recycling by the end of 2010.
According to the company, the plastics and metals recovered from products recycled by HP have been used in new HP products, as well as a range of other uses including auto body parts, clothes hangers, plastic toys, fence posts, serving trays and roof tiles.
“The number of PCs, servers, print cartridges and other electronics reaching the end of their usable life is growing rapidly. It is critical that we work with our customers to explore innovative approaches to electronics recycling so that we can offer the most environmentally responsible solutions available while providing them with convenient choices,” said Jean-Claude Vanderstraeten, Director, Environmental Management, HP Asia Pacific & Japan.
HP claims to have recycled nearly 1 billion pounds (450,000 metric tons) of electronic products and supplies by the end of 2007. It has now set an aggressive new goal to recover an additional 1 billion pounds for reuse and recycling by the end of 2010.
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