August 7, 2006—Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently announced the expansion of two of its recycling programs for both individual customers and commercial enterprises.
HP has expanded its product return and recycling program in the US to reach more customers and create new ways for people to discard used or unwanted electronic equipment in a convenient and environmentally responsible manner.
The company will host a series of product collection events from June through September in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oregon. A range of products from any manufacturer will be accepted.
HP also is expanding its product take-back offering throughout Asia Pacific and Japan, where the company has aligned its trade-in, refurbishing, and recycling operations to offer full asset-recovery services to commercial customers in the region. These services match existing consolidated asset-recovery and recycling services offered by HP in Europe and the Americas. Consumer collection programs also are planned for specified locations in Australia, China, and France.
HP is on target to meet its global goal to recycle 1 billion pounds of hardware and HP print cartridges by the end of 2007, the company says. Plastics and metals recovered from products recycled by HP have been used in new HP products, as well as for a variety of other uses, including auto body parts, clothes hangers, plastic toys, fence posts, serving trays, and roof tiles.
For more information on HP’s return and recycling program visit HP ‘s Recycling page.
