Dell embraces electronics recycling
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 10:44:30
Electronics recycling is a major international issue and one which the companies that actually make the gadgets we use every day are starting to take into account, as part of their manufacturing processes.
With the limited resources that are available on Earth, companies are aware that they cannot plough through precious materials without eventually depleting the supply. And the Guardian reports that computer firm, Dell, has integrated the art of recycling into its operations in a major way.
Last year, about 4.5 million kilograms of plastic sourced from recycling old computers was used in the production of monitors from Dell. And it is also making headway in terms of how it packages its products, with the end goal being to make 100 per cent of all boxes and other items that are used to house a computer, during transit and delivery, either recyclable or compostable.
Devices like mobile phones have become greener over the years, while people have the opportunity to sell their old handsets online, so that the precious minerals they contain do not go to waste. But, ultimately, it is going to be necessary to make the global economy far more circular, so that not a single gram of valuable material goes to waste.
Dell is even taking things to their logical limit and building a computer called the OptiPlex 303, which will be the world’s first machine of its kind to be built entirely using recycled materials, including plastics and metals.
This proof of concept shows that brand new machines can still be created using waste products that are collected. And electronic waste is typically quite hazardous to the environment if it is not properly disposed of, which is why recycling initiatives like this are so important to pursue in the coming years.
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