Go Green
PC Industry Goes Green
The growing concerns over the need for an overall program that addresses environmental protection not only for businesses but in the daily lives of everyday people has inspired some in the PC industry to adopt new approaches in the way the conduct business.
PC Industry Goes Green
The growing concerns over the need for an overall program that addresses environmental protection not only for businesses but in the daily lives of everyday people has inspired some in the PC industry to adopt new approaches in the way the conduct business.
The issue of pollution is always a concern when looking at the impact that manufacturing has on the environment. The processes that are involved in providing most of the products that service the needs of businesses and consumers alike can often produce by-products that have the potential to threaten vital eco-systems. Whether through waste disposal in landfills, chemical runoff into water supplies, or pollutants released into the air, major manufacturers have had a watchful eye turned on their operations since the 1970’s.
The manufacture of home computing products is no exception. The processes involved in making circuit boards, processing chips, and even the chassis and monitors that are part of a computing system can certainly create potentially harmful by-products as a result of the manufacturing process. This problem is now being addressed by leaders in the PC industry.
Michael Dell, the chairman of the very popular Dell Inc., announced at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that his company was going to pursue a program of planting a tree for every home computing system they sold. He also encouraged his competitors to develop their own “green” programs that would include a free recycling agenda for used operating systems.
There is an economic logic to PC recycling besides the obvious environmental impact issue. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can and will impose a stiff penalty for improper disposal of a computer which can go as high as $25,000 a day. This has created an increase in companies that offer computer recycling services.
Executive Recycling in Denver, Colorado provides a complete recycling program, including hard drive destruction using a glass cutting machine specifically designed for computer monitors that separates the funnel glass inside the unit from the actual glass in the screen panel. Besides monitor recycling, they will also take care of everything a business might use from routers and keyboards to telephones and routers. They even offer paper shredding as part of their recycling service.
The PC industry is responding to the issue of keeping the environment safe from pollution. Perhaps they will inspire other industries to “go green”.
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