Dell Expands Computer Recycling Grant Program

Round Rock, TX July 3, 2004 -- Dell today offered an additional $220,000 in grant money to support computer recycling events in the fall of 2004. Both U.S. and Canadian communities are eligible for these grants.

The company will award a series of $10,000 grants to select state, provincial and local governments, universities and other non-profit groups, nearly doubling the number of organizations that participated in the spring 2004 pilot program. The grants will be awarded through an application and review process.

Through the spring program, which awarded $10,000 grants to 12 organizations, more than 800 tons of unwanted computer equipment were collected in communities from Alaska to South Carolina.

"This grant program has demonstrated success in keeping reusable and recyclable equipment out of landfills while raising awareness of responsible product end-of-life options," said Pat Nathan, Dell's sustainable business director. "By working with our grant recipients and the National Recycling Coalition, and by expanding the program, Dell continues to spread the message that no computer should go to waste."

Through Dell's partnership with the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), grant recipients are also provided a series of technical assistance forums led by the NRC.

"The most effective solutions to building our nation's electronics recycling and reuse infrastructure are those that incorporate shared responsibility and public-private partnerships — this grant program is an innovative step in that direction," said Kate Krebs, executive director of the NRC.

Applications for U.S. grants are available at www.dell.com/recyclinggrant. The deadline for U.S. applications is 5 p.m. (CST) July 30, 2004. New and revised proposals will be accepted; electronic submission is required. All proposals are reviewed by a grant review board of individuals from a variety of Dell business units, government organizations and experts from environmental and recycling organizations. Decisions for the U.S. grant awards will be announced Aug. 30, 2004, at the National Recycling Coalition's Annual Congress and Expo in San Francisco, Calif.

Details for the Canadian application and grant awards are being developed and will be available within two months.

Dell's Recycling Grant Program is one element of the company's four-part Total Product Life Cycle approach to sound environmental practices. It is integral to phase four, "Equipment End-of-Life Strategies." The other phases are "Product Concept and Design," "Manufacturing and Operations," and "Customer Ownership Experience."

To learn more about Dell's commitment to environmental responsibility, visit www.dell.com/environment. ;        

About the National Recycling Coalition, Inc.
Founded in 1978, the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization representing all the diverse interests committed to the common goal of maximizing recycling to achieve the benefits of resource conservation, solid waste reduction, environmental protection, energy conservation and social and economic development. For additional information about the NRC, please visit www.nrc-recycle.org.

About Dell
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