Broadcom Recognized Earth Day 2011 With Third Annual Recycling Program
On April 22, Broadcom employees in Irvine, San Jose and San Diego celebrated Earth Day 2011 by recycling nearly 12,500 pounds of old, unused and obsolete consumer electronics.
Broadcom partnered with a State-approved electronic recycling vendor to ensure electronics were disposed of in an earth-friendly way.
Broadcom employees dropped off some 4,039 lbs. of cathode-ray tube TVs, 4,016 lbs of computer processing units, 263 lbs of wires and cables and 4,440 lbs of other computer peripherals.
Broadcom employees also contributed 41 laptops, 11 flat-panel displays and 40 cell phones.
The electronic castoffs are taken to a facility where they are disassembled by hand and processed. The raw materials-mostly plastic, copper and glass-are separated out for recycling and reuse.
Broadcom is committed to doing our part by promoting recycling of electronic waste and other materials, coordinating this effort to coincide with Earth Day each year at our three California sites.
We thank everyone in the Broadcom family that took part in the Earth Day recycling event and made it a resounding success for the third straight year!
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Broadcom Recognizes Earth Day 2010 with Second Annual Recycling Program
Employees Recycle More than 11,700 Pounds of E-waste Reinforcing Broadcom's Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
On April 22, Broadcom employees in Irvine, San Jose and San Diego celebrated Earth Day 2010 by recycling over 11,700 pounds of electronic products that will be re-used and disassembled properly.
Broadcom partnered with GreenMouse Recycling again this year; a state-approved collector of electronic waste that is committed to significantly reducing the amount of toxins generated by e-waste pollution and to recycle valuable resources such as plastics, glass and other materials used in the manufacturing of electronic goods. GreenMouse not only helps the environment by recycling and repurposing obsolete or non-working technology, but also creates local jobs in the community.
"Recycling not only keeps e-waste out of landfills, but it also provides sustainable employment and new jobs to the community. Our philosophy at GreenMouse is to repurpose as much as possible, and we hope this idea spreads," said Evelyn O'Donnell, founder of GreenMouse. "Collectively, all three Broadcom events did better than any of the other single GreenMouse Earth Day event. Thank you to Broadcom employees."
Broadcom employees in San Diego recycled over 1,400 pounds of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors.
A Broadcom employee in Irvine recycles unused electronics.
Employees in San Jose filled pallets with over 2,300 pounds of e-waste.
Broadcom Recycles More than 8,500 Pounds of E-waste in Irvine and San Jose on Earth Day 2009
Recycling Program Reinforces Broadcom's Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
On April 22, Broadcom employees in Irvine and San Jose celebrated Earth Day 2009 by recycling over 8,500 pounds of electronic waste including over 1100 pounds of computers, over 4000 pounds of televisions and monitors and over 3000 pounds of printers, fax machines and other miscellaneous items.
Broadcom partnered with GreenMouse, a state-approved collector of electronic waste to collect and recycle electronic products. GreenMouse is committed to significantly reducing the amount of toxins generated by e-waste pollution and to recycle valuable resources such as plastics, glass and other materials used in the manufacturing of electronic goods.
Broadcom employees recycled electronics in Irvine, collecting over 8,500 pounds of electronic waste
Over 4,000 pounds of televisions and monitors were collected at Broadcom's Earth Day recycling event
GreenMouse partners with several state approved recycling facilities throughout California where each item is disassembled in accordance with the regulatory obligations set forth by the State of California's Universal Waste Rule. Television and monitor recycling produces three types of commodities: metals, plastics and glass, which are used to manufacture other consumer products.
