Colleges and Universities Use Dell Grants for Campus Computer Recycling Events; Dell Selects Higher Education Customers for Pilot 'Recycling Leadership Awards'.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DELL) will provide three U.S. college and university customers $10,000 grants to be used to conduct computer collection events on campus this spring. The grants are part of the Dell Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Leadership Awards, a pilot program created to recognize select customers' commitment to leadership in the areas of technology innovation, environmental sustainability or campus community recycling. Recipients of the Dell awards are the University of California-San Francisco, University of Colorado-Boulder and Miami Dade College-Kendall Campus. Each of the selected higher education institutions will conduct a computer collection event at the end of the academic calendar year, to coincide with the student move-out period. "Today's college students and faculty are environmentally aware and technologically sophisticated," said John Mullen, vice president of sales, Dell Higher Education. "Dell is helping students expand their education outside the classroom, and into their daily lives, by raising campus awareness of responsible ways to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose old computers." Dell initiated the awards program to raise awareness of responsible product end-of-life options, keep computers out of landfills, empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems colleges with a model for successful campus collection events and educate college students -- the next generation of leaders -- about responsible computer recycling Most major Computer manufacturers offer some form of recycling, often as a free replacement service when purchasing a new PC. At the user's request they may mail in their old computer, or arrange for pickup from the manufacturer. . "Conducting a no-charge computer collection event offers colleges and universities an outstanding opportunity to provide a service to the local community and to demonstrate their commitment to environmental sustainability," said Pat Nathan, director, Dell Sustainable Business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. . "By recognizing these higher education customers with this award, Dell continues to spread the message that no computer should go to waste." The college and university award winners received technical assistance with planning their recycling events in a series of educational forums held in March and led by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants ). The purpose of the technical assistance program was to provide opportunities for sharing best practices and lessons learned, in addition to encouraging peer-to-peer interaction among the participating college and university recycling coordinators. "We're seeing more colleges and universities that recognize the need to provide recycling options to students moving out of their dorms and apartments at the end of the school year," said Kate Krebs, executive director of the NRC. "From textbooks to computers to couches, these materials can often be recycled or reused, as long as they are kept out of landfills in the first place." Business and public institution customers, including higher education institutions, can recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. or donate their unwanted computer equipment through Dell's Asset Recovery Services (ARS ARS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Argentine Peso. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). For more information about Dell ARS, please visit www.dell.com/assetrecovery. Additionally, Dell currently offers consumers an easy and affordable home pick-up recycling option, available online at www.dell.com/recycling. This service is available at no charge when consumers purchase a Dell printer, Dimension(TM) desktop or Inspiron(TM) notebook. 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 A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. 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 Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a trusted and diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s information-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide. Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired company and No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored systems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenue for the past year was $49.2 billion. For more information about Dell and its products and services, visit www.dell.com. Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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