Product end-of-life management As part of our product end-of-life management (PELM) activities, IBM began offering product takeback programs in Europe in 2017 total generated nonhazardous waste worldwide by treatment method (% by weight of 36,900 metric tons processed) 87.8% Recycle 10.8% Landfill 1.4% Other treatments Note: Total generated nonhazardous waste excludes sanitary wastewater sent to publicly owned treatment systems.