Event: Dell Community Green Day
Date: Saturday, July 26, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (rain date is August 2)
Site: Joel Coliseum parking lot near Goodwill
Purpose: Recycling and green education day. In partnership with Goodwill, computers, printers and toner and ink cartridges will be recycled. Goodwill will accept household goods as well. Click
here for a list of item that will be accepted.
Sponsored by: Goodwill, the City of Winston-Salem, Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful, SciWorks, The Chronicle, Whole Foods, Duke Energy, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Sunbelt Rentals, CEVA Logistics, Wackenhut, Atkins Academic and Technical High School and WXII.
Q&A What is Dell doing? Dell and its local partners are providing a free computer recycling event and “Community Green Day” for residents of the Piedmont Triad.
Why are Dell and its partners doing this? To ensure computers don't go into landfills and to raise awareness of responsible computer disposal options.
What happens to the computers after the recycling event? Computers collected at Saturday’s event will be responsibly recycled. Through a Dell-certified recycling vendor, and our recycling partner, Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC, approximately 98% of the computer can be reused or recycled back into raw materials – glass into glass, metals into metals, plastics into plastics.
What happens to computers that are still working? Dell’s certified recycling vendor will assess the value and reuse options of all materials collected at the event. Some computers will find “new life” as parts in other types of products.
Are old computers safe? While computers are safe to use, they do contain some environmentally sensitive materials which should not go into landfills. That's why Dell and its partners are educating consumers about how to safely and responsibly recycle computers.
Are the computers collected at the event tax deductible? Since the actual value of a computer cannot be assessed on site by event personnel, no tax receipts can be offered to participants in this event.
Can businesses and schools bring their computers by to be recycled? Within reason. This recycling event is primarily intended for consumers. Dell offers a program called Asset Recovery Services, which makes it easy and affordable for businesses and schools to dispose of their institutional IT assets. You may also contact Goodwill at (336) 724-3621, or gwinfo@goodwillnwnc.org
Does Dell ship e-waste to third world countries? Dell’s product recovery partners are prohibited from exporting environmentally sensitive waste to developing countries. Dell enforces these contracts through routine audits.
How does your free with purchase home pick-up recycling program work? Consumers purchasing a new computer are asked if they would like to take advantage of the Dell Recycling program for no charge during their check-out process. Dell will include pre-paid shipping labels and instructions in the new system’s box for those who indicate they plan to recycle a system. Consumers simply place their old computer (any make or model) in the box in which the new one arrived, attach the shipping label and arrange for home pick-up by visiting www.dhl-usa.com. Consumers are not charged additional shipping when returning their equipment.
For more information contact Donna Oldham, 336-231-0128, donna_oldham@dell.com 
