The new collection sites in Delaware, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island that are expected to divert approximately five million pounds of e-waste from landfills each year are now among more than 2,200 Dell Reconnect collection sites across the US and Canada.
Goodwill employees manage the collection and disassembly of the donated equipments, which are resold to meet the program’s quality criteria, while the devices needing repair are either refurbished or broken down into parts to be recycled by Dell partners.
This technology recycling partnership between Dell and Goodwill Industries that was launched in 2004 is claimed to have more than 170 million pounds of e-waste from landfills and created about 250 green jobs.
Dell senior manager of global recycling services Mike Watson said that the Dell Reconnect computer recycling program exemplifies what environmental sustainability can mean to the communities: a prosperous world and a successful future for the citizens.
"The program has grown significantly since 2004 and is driving real, positive change in communities across the US and Canada," Watson said.
