# Dell to allow consumers to donate used PCs to charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/23/dell-allow-consumers-donate-used-pcs-charity/
- Published: 2004-09-23T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Computer manufacturer Dell is to allow UK consumers the opportunity to donate 
their used PC systems to charity by selecting the ‘donate’ option within Dell’s 
Recycling Web site, at no cost to the customer.**

The service will be available by the end of the year, say Dell, and initially only
to UK consumer customers.

After selecting the ‘donate’ option they will then be transferred to the National
Cristina Foundation’s UK partner, ReCOM, who will arrange the donation. ReCOM will
place donated computers with partner charities: initially these will be located 
in the West Midlands but the programme will then be rolled out throughout the UK.

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Pat Nathan, Dell’s global Sustainable Business Director, explained:

“Dell has been working with the National Cristina Foundation in the U.S., Canada
and Ireland to offer consumers the ability to donate old computer hardware to worthy
causes.

> “The new UK programme will mirror these initiatives, helping convert one person’s
> unwanted kit into a life expanding tool for those who have not previously had 
> the benefit of such computer technology.”

The [charitable donations programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/tag/donated-goods/)
is announced on the same day that Dell launches its UK recycling programme for all
businesses and consumers. This anticipates by nearly a year the introduction of 
the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation which requires 
IT manufacturers to take responsibility for the disposal of their products.

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