Dell Receives Prominent Environmental Leadership Award

Dell Receives Prominent Environmental Leadership Award

Dell is the recipient of the National Recycling Coalition’s ninth annual Recycling Works Award for its longstanding efforts to promote individual producer responsibility. The award, which will be presented tonight at NRC’s annual gala, recognizes Dell’s leadership in recycling computer equipment and its global policies making it easier for customers to become effective environmental stewards.

“When it comes to product recovery and recycling, our commitment to our customers and our shared Earth is clear and simple: programs that help consumers make a difference will always be a cornerstone of Dell’s global business,” said Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell. “From the time we conceive and design a product to the point when that product is responsibly recycled, we seek to minimize our company’s impact on the world around us and empower our customers to join us.”

“Dell’s innovative environmental initiatives implemented in the last year put them head and shoulders above any other electronics company,” said Kate Krebs, NRC’s executive director. “They are showing vision, leadership, and commitment at levels we’ve never seen in this industry.”Since 1998, the NRC’s Recycling Works Award has honored an organization or individual who has demonstrated leadership in recycling and conservation of the environment. Previous recipients include Starbucks, McDonald’s Corp. and Environmental Defense.Dell’s commitment to environmental responsibility includes efforts to provide customers easy-to-use and responsible product recovery programs.

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