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	Sep 05, 2008 02:04 PM UTC

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Hewlett-Packard Corp. (NYSE: HPQ) will soon be packaging one of its laptop PCs in a fabric bag instead of cardboard boxes after heeding partner Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) request to offer a more ecologically sound packing solution for the laptops it sells through the giant retailer. By making this packaging change, materials like foam, cardboard and plastic were reduced by 97%, according to HP.

The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion PC, which sells for $798 on Wal-Mart shelves, will probably see a lot of consumer traction for this move. The company has stated several times that it's really trying to become greener. In addition to partially powering some of its San Diego-area buildings with solar power and being green globally, packaging a good laptop seller at the world's largest retailer in ecologically-sound ...

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