How Targus Got Their ‘Grove’ Back
Date: December 17, 2007 | Category: Lifestyle, Tech, Travel, ecoMan
Targus International Group, makers of those less than fabulous black laptop cases you’ve been seeing in airports for years, is now shipping a line of eco laptop cases called “Grove”. The bags are part of a new Targus initiative called EcoSmart. They are PVC-free and are made from recyled plastics and nickel-free metals. Targus is even sponsoring the University of Michigan’s solar car team Continuum. Not a bad turn-around for a company that back in 2005 was accused of selling children’s vinyl lunch boxes containing 90 times the allowable limit of lead. The bag is only offered in olive green but the Grove cases are reasonably priced in the $50 to $80 range. If you purchase one on Dell.com, Targus will donate $2 to an organization called “Plant a Tree” to offset the carbon footprint of manufacturing a computer notebook. That offset covers your laptop, but you better head over to CarbonFund.org to offset all that air travel you’re doing with it!
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