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Apple and old equipment recycling
Macworld — ... section of the company’s Web site. I also checked for a Read Me on the drive—thinking perhaps Apple was saving paper—and in the Mac’s help files, but I couldn’t find anything in either of those spots. So I headed to the above-linked page, and eventually found (on the Recycling page ) a link to ...

MacBooks Latest Cog in Apple's Green Machine
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... US, said Greenpeace is hopeful that Apple’s green thumb will inspire other electronics companies to change their standards. “Apple is at the vanguard when it comes to design, and we’re really pleased they’re taking the right steps to make a more environmentally friendly product. It should be where the marketplace is going and what consumers are demanding.” Still, Greenpeace won’t be completely satisfied until Apple operates recycling programs worldwide; currently, their own recycling program applies to North America only. Although Apple had ...

Jobs touts Apple’s environmental progress
Macworld — ... that spelled out the company’s plans. Jobs also announced that Apple had exceeded its 2007 goal of recycling 13 percent of the materials in the products it sold seven years before, and would meet its 2010 goal of 25 percent this year. Apple currently offers free recycling for its iPods and iPhones, and free recycling for old computers and displays when customers purchase qualifying Macs or Apple displays. He also touted new research the company has done on its total carbon footprint, and pointed customers to a series of documents that for the first time spelled out the ...

Dell Green, Alright — Green With Envy
Digital Daily — ... as well. That document explains, in a fair bit of detail, the company’s efforts to temper the environmental impact of not just Apple products, but the company’s facilities, a well. Offers a nice overview of Apple’s recylcing program and its ...

News Roundup for December the 22nd
Apple Eclectic — ... ah, bless — causing Robert ‘Gonna have to face it you’re addicted to the Mac and all things Apple’ Palmer of TUAW to launch an Enderlistic reprisal. I guess on balance we should come down on Robert’s side — it is, after all, a very fine, sometimes difficult to walk line which separates reasoned rebuttal from fanboi hissy-fit — but next time, when they’re talking about worldwide recycling, how about linking to Apple’s international recycling page, Rob? ...

Dell VP: Apple Green Ads Not “Truthful”
The Mac Observer — ... to clearly stating its goals towards producing "greener" computers -- goals that Mr. Pearson claimed Apple is not stating. "Apple hasn't stated any goals, just made claims, which as far as we can tell, are not accurate," he said. Mr. Pearson also called Apple to task for its product recycling program . "It was in one of our regular sustainability meetings that Michael challenged us to offer free recycling worldwide for consumers. A big goal and we did it. We hope Apple does the same someday," he said. He is correct that Apple does not offer a world-wide product recycling ...