Chairman and CEO Michael Dell offers, "Sustainability makes Dell a more responsible partner to its customers. Dell was recognized for its efforts to ensure sustainability is built into its supply chain and operations, as well as its work to make quote being green" easy and cost-effective for customers the company's convenient recycling programs, for example, have diverted more than 484 million pounds of equipment from landfills since 2006." To get your head around just how much 484 million pounds equates to, it approximates the combined weight of 1,200 Boeing 747-400 unloaded and unfueled jet aircraft.