HP's 2008 Reuse and Recycling Milestones, Goals and Programs

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HP has recovered for reuse 3.5 million hardware units weighing 75 million pounds (34,000 metric tonnes⁽²⁾) and increased its recycling volume to 265 million pounds (120,000 metric tonnes) globally in 2008.

With a total of 1.71 billion pounds (775,510 metric tonnes) of electronic products and supplies recovered to date – almost the total weight of the Golden Gate Bridge⁽³⁾ – HP is on track to meet its goal to recycle 2 billion pounds (900,000 metric tonnes) of products by the end of 2010 (since 1987) and to reuse 450 million pounds (200,000 metric tonnes) of products by the end of 2010 (since 2003). HP’s progress includes recycling 1,435 million pounds (650,000 metric tonnes) to date, and more than 275 million pounds (125,000 metric tonnes) have been reused.⁽⁴⁾

HP operates product reuse and recycling services in 53 countries or territories worldwide. In 2008, it expanded its audit program for reuse and recycling vendors and posted the results of 2008 on-site audits, disclosing the summary results of the assessments of 13 reuse and 30 recycling vendors in 22 countries. HP plans to conduct an additional 55 audits of its reuse and recycling vendors in 2009 to further promote transparency.

Read more about HP's green activities and achievements in the Environmental Sustainability section of HP's 2008 Global Citizenship Report.