Cheow Xin Yi, Today Online 15 Nov 07
To mark its commitment to the environment, Hewlett- Packard (HP) is giving $10 shopping vouchers for every used HP notebook received on Nov 24, the National Environment Agency's Recycling Day.
The public exercise at Ang Mo Kio will accept only HP hardware and supplies.
The drive is part of HP's larger recycling programme across five South-east Asian countries to be held from Nov 19 to 23 — when the company's employees are encouraged to bring in any brand of hardware for environmentally-responsible disposal.
HP has been taking part in recycling programmes for the past 20 years. But the firm said this is its first effort to take in technology hardware — regardless of the brand name — used for non-commercial purposes across South-east Asia.
"Internal recycling initiatives like these reinforce HP's commitment to environment responsibility in the region," said Mr Jean-Claude Vanderstraeten, environmental director for Asia-Pacific and Japan.
HP said it recycled more than 75,000 metric tons of hardware worldwide last year — the equivalent of the weight of 600 jumbo jet.
