| orld is in dire need of help, so it is definitely a | | | | replacement. |
| good thing that a lot of companies are taking the | | | | Recycling Water Bottles |
| initiative to preserve the environment. One of | | | | Do you know that some of the ink cartridges |
| them is Hewlett-Packard. One of the giants when | | | | that you could be using actually come from water |
| it comes to printing and desktop solutions for | | | | bottles? The process is actually simple. What they |
| personal and business use, they have taken | | | | normally do is to get all the plastic bottles, crush |
| eco-friendly steps not just for marketing but also | | | | them, and convert them into new plastic. They |
| for their social responsibility. | | | | can easily be molded to new cartridges for your |
| Energy-efficient Desktop PCs | | | | ink. Every year, the number of these recycled |
| Why do they have to convert their PCs to be | | | | cartridges increases. However, you will never |
| more energy-efficient? Every time a person uses | | | | know it simply because it is not really stated into |
| electricity, he or she is actually burning coals and | | | | the cartridge itself. In 2008 alone, HP has |
| fossil fuels. In case you do not know, they can be | | | | converted over 5 million plastics into cartridges. |
| potentially harmful to the environment because of | | | | This way, they are able to lessen pollution, |
| their emissions and increase air pollution. | | | | especially of sanitary landfills. |
| HP decided to redesign at least three of their | | | | Earn while Growing Green |
| desktop PCs, so they will be able to reach the | | | | HP is also encouraging its consumers to practice |
| energy standards of U.S. Environmental Protection | | | | environment-friendly steps. They are willing to pay |
| Agency. In effect, if you are going to buy | | | | anyone who is going to turn over old HP products, |
| dc5700, dc5750, and dc7700, you will be able to | | | | such as cameras, laptops, monitors, cameras, |
| reduce your electrical costs to as much as $58 | | | | smart phones, printers, workstations, table PCs, |
| each year for every machine. | | | | and a lot more. |
| Nevertheless, the redesign does not affect the | | | | The process is very basic. You can go to their |
| features that you can enjoy in these desktop | | | | recycle page of HP. You are then going to select |
| PCs. For example, dc5700 and dc700 both contain | | | | the item that you like to recycle. You also need |
| an Intel Core Duo processor. They also have huge | | | | to determine the manufacturer. It does not |
| hard drive and memory. Moreover, they make | | | | matter if it is not HP. You can just choose one in |
| use of Windows XP Pro and possess a DVD | | | | the drop-down list. You will then have to enter the |
| CD-RW drive. On the other hand, dc5750, which | | | | model number, as well as the condition of your |
| costs a little over $600, contains an Athlon | | | | product. Do not forget to include the number of |
| processor and a 512MB memory. Its hard drive is | | | | items that you want to turn over and then the |
| at 80GB. It also runs in Windows XP Pro and DVD | | | | zip code of where you come from. You can then |
| CD-RW drive. | | | | generate the quote for your returned item. |
| Greener Batteries | | | | You will have to burden the costs of shipping; |
| Going green for HP does not only stop with the | | | | nevertheless, you can always reduce it from the |
| modification of the desktop PCs. You can also find | | | | unit value of the item that you are trying to give |
| it in the batteries that these pieces of equipment | | | | away. This way, you will not have to spend |
| are using. The batteries, called Sonata, can be | | | | anything. |
| charged 50 percent a lot faster than ordinary | | | | You can definitely protect the earth by choosing |
| ones. This means that you are going to use less | | | | the companies that you are patronizing. HP is one |
| amount of electricity to do so. You can also | | | | of them, simply because they do not just talk |
| maximize the use of the batteries at least 1,000 | | | | about it. They really do something about their |
| times. You are also given with three-year | | | | plans. They take initiatives, offer support to |
| warranty for the batteries. If something goes | | | | organizations that are also conserving the |
| wrong with them, you can take advantage of | | | | environment, recycle and reuse, and deliver more |
| their technical support. They can even offer | | | | earth-friendly solutions. |