At last APPL steps up and gets into the computer recycling game.
Apple Computer Inc. will soon adopt an environmentally friendly twist for buyers of new Macintosh computers by offering to recycle their old computers for free.
The Cupertino-based company said its expanded take-back offer will begin in June. U.S. customers who buy a new Mac through the Apple store online or any Apple retail store will receive free shipping and recycling of their old machines.
This is the most annoying problem about buying a new system. You have to get rid of the old one and the various things to do it aren't very good. You can sell it on Ebay but you had better be sure to wipe every bit of that hard drive and I mean well or someone can steal your stuff. Or you can lug it to CompUSA on their recycling day but that is a hassle. The other computer companies need to advertise this service better because I didn't know that Dell and HP have a recycling program:
Environmental advocacy organizations that have criticized Apple's recycling initiatives in the past applauded the computer maker's expanded program, saying it is now closer in line with those of other major PC makers, notably Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc.
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