Dell Switches to Bamboo Packaging

Dell, Round Rock, Texas, USA, reports that its is now shipping its Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v "netbook" computers in packaging made from bamboo, a "highly renewable material that serves as an alternative to molded paper pulp, foams, and corrugate often used in packaging." Dell is using the material for product cushions cradling the Mini inside an outer box made from 25% post-consumer materials. The company plans to expand its use of bamboo packaging to more products in early 2010. Dell is working with bamboo packaging supplier Unisource Global Solutions (UGS) to ensure all processes associated with the bamboo's production meet the highest standards. The company sources its raw bamboo from a forest that follows Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) criteria. Dell, Georgia Pacific, UGS, and Environmental Packaging International are also in the process of certifying the packaging for recycling.

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