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Dell Computer Corporation's Environmental Program
Growing concern over protecting the environment has led many
organizations to focus on the potential impact of their product
design and manufacturing practices. Environmentally smart
product development requires commitment to a long-term,
systematic, continually improvable program. Dell's corporate
initiative in this area calls for increasing its focus on environmental
concerns, as well as accommodating the guidelines expected in
future environmental legislation in a variety of geographical
locations.
Good environmental design affects many aspects of the design and
manufacturing process, down to the level of which chemicals,
coatings, and additives are allowed. However, this document
addresses the aspects of Dell's environmental program that should
most interest you as a customer.
Design for Recyclability
Your Dell system is designed with an eye toward future reuse and
material disposition. It complies with the following principles of
recyclable design;
• Avoidance of nonseparable connections, such as gluing and
welding, between different materials
• Avoidance of coatings and composite structure materials
• Use of as few different materials as possible
• Designed for ease of disassembly:
– Subassemblies, cables, and components easily detachable by
one person working alone.
– Minimal use of screws.
– Most disassembly can be done by hand or with the aid of a
standard 1/4-inch nut driver only.
Design for Reduced Power Consumption
Your system is equipped with an energy-saving sleep mode that can
be set to activate automatically after a certain period of system
inactivity. In sleep mode, the system uses the minimum amount of
power that will maintain operational data and parameters.
Power consumption for the system's various operational states are
as follows:
• During the working state:
– Maximum power draw (maximum power consumed while
the system is doing useful work): 160 watts (W)
– Minimum power draw (power consumed while the system is
in a waiting mode, such as at the MS-DOS
• During the idle state (sleep mode): 5 – 15 W
• In the "low power sleep mode" state (the system has been
inactive for an extended period of time): 2 – 5 W
NOTE: Zero power consumption can be attained only when the system is completely
disconnected from its AC power source.
Dell's Take-Back Program
Rapid technological advances lead to a high turnover in computers,
as customers upgrade or replace their systems at an ever-increasing
rate. To help our customers comply with planned legislation
regarding the indiscriminate disposal of unwanted products, Dell
has instituted a Take-Back program for the disposal of these
products.
What is the Take-Back Program?
Dell's Take-Back program is a material disposal service offered to
Dell customers. The returned products are reused, recycled, or
disposed of as appropriate, in accordance with local environmental
guidelines.
NOTE: The Take-Back program is designed to dispose of unwanted or unusable
products. Dell does not offer a returned-material discount on current purchases.
In carrying out this program, Dell's general responsibilities include
the following:
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How the Take-Back Program Works
When you have one or more systems that you would like to dispose
of, call Dell's Take-Back Partner at freephone number 0130861251
for information on returning your material.
Note: "Shells" (monitors from which integral components, such as chips and power
supply have been removed) are not accepted as part of this free program. If a shell is
discovered in your shipment, you will be asked to either collect your system or pay for
its disposal.
The material is transported to Dell's Take-Back Partner, where it is
assessed and disposed of as follows:
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Unusable parts are disposed of as follows:
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CRTs are sent to recycling companies to be disposed of as follows:
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Organizing the reuse/recycling/disposal of the Take-Back
items
Ensuring that all disposal/recycling practices meet local,
national, and international environmental regulations
Monitoring the process to ensure compliance and facilitate
process improvement
If judged resellable, the system is tested, repaired and resold.
If judged beyond repair, the system is dismantled, and usable
parts are offered for sale.
Metal cases are sold to local scrap metal dealers.
Printed circuit boards and cases are sent to refiners.
Plastic parts are sent to plastic recyclers.
Unusable packaging is sent to paper recyclers.
The tubes are washed and the luminescent powder is recovered
and partly disposed of.
After the sorting of the glass, two types of glass remain: one
kind for the lead smelter, the second - better quality - for
reusage in the glass works.
The planar mask and the iron are sent for reuse to the iron
works and metal trade.
The glass will be crushed and the product will be immobilized
through its application in concrete. The particular concrete is
used in roadworks like roads, bridges, etc.
Non-reusable materials derived from the recycling process are
in principle incinerated. However, if those particular residues
are not allowed in hazardous waste incinerators, then we are
forced to use a secured hazardous waste landfill.
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