Archived News: 2004

This page contains archived news from 2004 that will affect how electronic equipment is designed, procured, reused, recycled and disposed, with a particular emphasis on how this will affect California businesses and communities.

July 2004

Office Depot and HP Announce Electronics Recycling Effort
Office Depot is offering customers free electronic equipment recycling opportunity at all of their retail stores. Through September 6, 2004, customers can drop off one item per day at an Office Depot store. All equipment will be sent to one of Hewlett-Packard's electronics recycling facilities.

DELL Offers Recycling Grants
DELL and the National Recycling Coalition are offering grants to provide financial support to public entities expressing an interest in staging one-day, no-charge computer collection events in their communities. The Recycling Grant Program provides grantees $10,000 to coordinate one-day, no-charge computer collection events in their communities. The deadline for applications was July 30 , 2004.

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Last updated: June 13, 2008

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