Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to increase electronics recycling awareness with several U.S. collection events this summer.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker will accept electronics from any manufacturer during the June through September events. It will hold the collection events in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico and Oregon.

Hewlett-Packard also is expanding its computer take-back program throughout the Asia-Pacific region and Japan. Its refurbishing and recycling operations will offer services to commercial customers in those regions.

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