Dell’s carbon footprint is less than half of its nearest competitor, but maybe that’s because the company has created an eco-friendly bamboo computer, its 2.1 million square foot headquarters building in Austin, Texas is completely powered by alternative energy and it has a Plant a Tree program that reduces carbon emissions.

What else makes Dell green?

Here are few more interesting facts about the company:

• There are over 370 free drop-off locations in the U.S. for customers to recycle their computers 
• Over the last 2 years their desktop systems have offset over 24 million tons of CO2
• New desktops are being designed to consumer 25% less energy by the year 2010
• Carbon neutral efficiency improvements have saved the company $2 million in operating costs

You can read the entire press release here.

Dell truly is a leader in greening the planet, and we hope that they continue with their green initiatives to inspire other large companies about the environment.