Emailing "Dell Shedding Packaging, Saving Trees"
Some interesting news from Dell today. The computer maker is reducing the amount of packaging it plans to use going forward -- 20 million pounds of the stuff they use to entomb desktops and laptops to be exact.
It's part of a plan that the company says will save them $8.1 million over four years. For the environment, the news gets even better:
With today’s announcement, Dell is the only major computer manufacturer with a global packaging reduction target for desktops and laptops. In 2007, the company exceeded its goal to reduce outbound packaging by 10 million pounds by nearly 10 percent. The company’s desktop and laptop packaging goal announced today will help preserve more than 150,000 trees.
Dell's site
has more information on the initiative, including extensive use of recycled and recyclable materials.
Kudos to Dell!