Ready to Purge Your E-Waste? Dell Makes Recycling Your Devices Easy.
Net zero. The phrase is quickly becoming part of our global vernacular as companies and individuals race to reduce their carbon footprints.
It’s the pathway to save our planet from overheating.
Net zero is defined by Netzeroclimate.org as a state where planet-suffocating greenhouse gases (GHG) going into the atmosphere are balanced by their removal from it.
And as one of the top three sustainability companies in the world, Dell knows the fastest way to achieve net zero is to produce fewer GHGs to begin with.
This happens by reusing, recycling and repurposing electronic materials — sourced not just from within, but from everywhere.
Part of the “circular economy,” it’s at the heart of Dell’s sustainability strategy to reduce e-waste on a broad scale.
The company explains on its website that it’s committed to drive human progress through technology, but not at the expense of the planet.
Dell understands that creating a circular economy gives it the ability to maximize resource efficiency, which is good for business, while minimizing waste — good for all of us.
Promoting a circular economy is a big part of Dell’s goal to become net zero by 2050, which the tech giant is aggressively pursuing across scopes one, two and three of the Paris Agreement.
The company is passionate about keeping e-waste out of global landfills — which is a continuing problem.
Dell wants your old tech
Dell is actively working to solve the e-waste problem with its closed-loop recycling program. Whether you own a company full of old electronic equipment, or you’re an individual with devices and peripherals no longer in use, Dell wants your old tech.
Through this program, Dell takes your used electronics and transforms them into new products, reducing the need for virgin materials. Converting what was once considered ‘end of life’ into valuable resources for Dell’s supply chain is good business.
But it’s also a win for Dell customers and the environment.
If you have old tech, Dell will take qualified items (check the link at the end of this article to see). All brands are accepted. In many instances, Dell will give you a rebate to use toward a future purchase.
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, the world currently produces more than 50 million tons of e-waste every year.
This annual waste weighs more than all commercial airliners ever made and is worth more than $62.5 billion, yet only 20% of it is formally recycled.
Submitting your old tech is easy:
Answer a few questions about your device.
Reduce your environmental impact by recycling with Dell
Since 2007, Dell has recovered more than 2.5 billion pounds (1.1B kg) of used electronics. The company's focus is to recover more e-waste by making more customers aware of Dell's recycling solutions, introducing our services in new places, and returning the most value to customers.
Beyond recycling, Dell incorporates a wide variety of sustainable alternatives to plastics and metals. This includes everything from its equipment components to packaging. The company is working with exciting alternatives like bio-based plastics made from castor beans; paper fibers made from bamboo and sugar cane; and low-carbon aluminum — which reduces carbon emissions.
Circularity can have profoundly positive impacts on reducing emissions. Dell is reducing waste and associated emissions by striving to take back as much as they produce, reusing those products and materials for as long as possible and investing in recycled, renewable and reduced emissions materials.
By 2030, for every metric ton of product a customer buys, one metric ton will be reused or recycled. 100% of our packaging will be made from recycled or renewable material, or utilize reused packaging. More than half of our product content will be made from recycled, renewable, or reduced carbon emissions material.
Be part of the solution. Recycle your old tech with Dell.
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Stephanie is a former television news anchor and reporter in the Phoenix and Sacramento media markets and currently writes about emerging technology trends for Insight. Her approach is to simplify complex topics and make digital information interesting and easily digestible.
