State of Rhode Island

Resources for Electronics Procurement, Operation and Maintenance, and End of Life Management

SEC Point of Contact

• Elizabeth Stone
  Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
  235 Promenade Street
  Providence, RI 02908
  
  elizabeth.stone@dem.ri.gov
  tel:            (401 ) 222-4700 x2422
  fax:            (401) 222-6802

• Sarah Kite, Recycling Manager
  Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
  65 Shun Pike
  Johnston, RI 02919
  
  sarahk@rirrc.org
  tel:             (401) 942-1430 X112
  fax:            (401) 946-5174
  

Procurement

• Division of Purchases, assisted by the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), oversees the purchase of electronics.

Operation & Maintenance

• RI Executive Order 05-14, August 2005: Energy and Environmental Performance Standards for New Public Buildings addresses the design, construction, and operation/maintenance of any new or substantially renovated state building. 

• The Office of Energy Resources within the Department of Administration has an Energy Efficiency and Management Program.

End of Life Management

• State Surplus within the Office of Accounts and Controls oversees management of electronics at the end of their useful life.

• Residential Computer and Cell Phone Recycling in Rhode Island – Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation

• Rhode Island's E-Waste & Disposal Ban Law: In 2008 Rhode Island adopted a comprehensive producer responsibility law for electronic waste.  Visit RI DEM’s website or RI Resource Recovery Corporation’s (RIRRC) website for more information.