Dell Boosts Recycling Grant Program

Dell offered an additional $200,000 in grant money to U.S. communities conducting computer recycling events this fall.

The company will award a series of $10,000 grants to 20 select state and local governments, universities and other non-profit groups, nearly doubling the number of organizations that participated in the spring 2004 pilot program. 

Through the spring program, which awarded $10,000 grants to 12 organizations, more than 800 tons of unwanted computer equipment was 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, 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.

The deadline for applications is 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.