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So remember way back when, when Dell made a move off the grid by powering 100 percent of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus, home to more than 10,000 employees, with 100 percent green power? Well heres the follow up!

Dell Goes 100% Carbon Neutral - video w/Dell's Dane Parker

Power consumption will be cut significantly by Dell and HP in response to EnergyStar5.0 requirements from the US EPA. Improvements in the processor chip (CPU), power supply (PSU), fans and other components will all contribute. Pressure is also coming from tough new European standards on the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products.

There are more out there but this is a sign of how big carbon offsets are getting in the domestic U.S. market.

Dell marked the one-year anniversary of its commitment to be the “greenest Technology company on the planet” by reporting the company’s largest single-year product recycling volume, becoming the first major computer manufacturer to offer Silver 80 PLUS-certified power supplies and demonstrating significant progress in its global zero-carbon initiative.

Dell should be releasing a new, more green PC later this year, and it has a very interesting look.

There is no doubt that waste generated by technology is a serious problem and I am sure many of you have seen countless interviews and videos describing where that waste ends up and the impact it is having. Click here to get a small idea of the issue.

While it's true that many organisations are looking to reduce their carbon footprint, it's also the case that much of the green hype is unfounded. Besides, there's plenty of evidence that planting-a-tree missions are a misguided approach to reducing carbon emissions.

The Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit headquartered in the UK, has partnered up with some big companies to help them track their suppliers' emissions.  In the technology space Dell and HP have joined the effort.

Dell has become the first IT company to sign up to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) scheme to report on supply chain carbon emissions.

Dell is now rolling out a new waste disposal services for SMBs, including free curbside pickup.

Clear analyze on Making Waves about Dell announcement to go carbon neutral

EPEAT, the US PC and notebook environmental ratings agency has quietly and steadily gone about setting up an effective three-tier green rating with support from manufacturers and, crucially, a mandate from the US government that all federal PC and notebook purchases must be of EPEAT-rated kit.