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May 31, 2006

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Buying a new Mac? Apple takes back your old computer, free.

Posted May. 31, ’06, 2:01 PM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » News

Apple Tack-BackApple’s recycling program was announced last month, but it’s officially launched today. The “Take-Back” initiative allows consumers to recycle their existing computer when they purchase a new Mac. Apple will pay for the expense of shipping the computer; all you have to do is pack it and send it to them. Easy peasy.

I’m not an extreme environmentalist, but I recycle when I can. My town in Massachusetts has a pretty aggressive regimen that allows us to toss just about anything into our green plastic bins. But I’m still glad Apple’s taken a proactive step here. When I used to work in tech support, we often had to dispose of lots of old computers; many of them ended up being refurbished and given to staff members or donated where possible, but there are always some that are just too old. With the rate which we go through computer these days, people don’t always think about the damage that’s being done to the environment, or what exactly goes in to making the machines that we love.

On the other hand, you could always turn your old computer into something new.

[via MacCentral]


3 Comments

Richard Neal said:

The link at the bottom just links to this page. Did you mean to link it to the PowerMac G4 mailbox page?

May 31, 2006 2:18 PM
Dan Author Profile Page said:

Thanks, Richard. Fixed it. :)

May 31, 2006 7:23 PM
Andrew Main said:

What's an "extreme environmentalist"? Either this planet is finite in size and resources, or it is not. If it is not, then the present "moderate" policy -- clean up some stuff, trash the rest; use it up in a year rather than a month -- must inevitably result, within a measurable period of time, in a planet that cannot sustain life.

So, do you think there's another Earth-like planet waiting for us once we've ruined this one? Where? And how will we move 10-billion-plus people to it?

And what will we do when we've trashed that one too?

These questions must be faced eventually; the longer we put off the reckoning, the more expensive it will be.

June 1, 2006 6:20 AM

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