State Electronics Challenge

2011 SEC Partner Environmental Results

In its fourth year, the SEC expanded from its Northeast roots to serve state, regional, tribal, and local governments across the United States. The program grew from 48 Partners in 16 states to 82 Partners in 31 states from the end of 2010 to December 2011. Partners employed over 120,000 people. Our goal is to have Partners in all 50 U.S. states by the end of 2012!

The table below summarizes the aggregate environmental results of Partners efforts to “green” the lifecycle of their computer assets; from purchasing EPEAT registered products to lowering the energy consumption of computers in use, extending the lifetime of equipment, and recycling equipment at the end of its service life. (Click here to see combined results for 2008 – 2011.

The following environmental benefits resulted from the efforts of 39 Partners that reported 2011 data on their activities to the SEC.

2011 Aggregate Partner Benefits

	Purchasing EPEAT® Products	Operations & Maintenance	Equipment Reuse & Recycling	TOTAL BENEFITS
Reduction In	How Much?			How Much?	Equivalent To
Energy use	3.6 million kWh	52.6 million kWh	25.3 million kWh	81.5 million kWh	Electricity to power 6,831 U.S. households/ year
Greenhouse gas emissions	675 metric tons of carbon equivalents	10,031 metric tons of carbon equivalents	1,137 metric tons of carbon equivalent	11,843 metric tons of carbon equivalents	Removing 7,955 cars from the road/year
Toxic materials, including lead & mercury	802 lbs.	2,208 lbs.	343 lbs.	3,353 lbs.
Municipal solid waste	7 tons	342 tons	691 tons	1,040 tons	Waste generated by 472 households annually
Hazardous waste	15 tons	25 tons	165 tons	205 tons

Partner Recognition
In 2011, the SEC recognized eleven Partners for their accomplishments. SEC Partners were eligible for one of three recognition levels – Bronze, Silver, or Gold – based on completion of SEC program requirements.

SEC Partner	Recognition	Life Cycle Phases
Regional Technology Cooperative, Borough of State College, Pennsylvania	Gold	Procurement, Operations & Maintenance, End-of-Life Management

Manitou Springs Schools, Colorado	Gold	Procurement, Operations & Maintenance, End-of-Life Management
City of Wilmington, Delaware	Gold	Procurement, Operations & Maintenance, End-of-Life Management
City of Madison, Wisconsin	Gold	Procurement, Operations & Maintenance, End-of-Life Management
Town of Windsor, Connecticut	Silver	Procurement & End-of-Life Management
City of Providence Schools, Rhode Island	Silver	Procurement & Operations & Maintenance
DuPage County, Illinois	Silver	Procurement & End-of-Life Management
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources	Bronze	End-of-Life Management
Ball State University, Indiana	Bronze	End-of-Life Management
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin	Bronze	Procurement
Maryland Department of Environment	Bronze	Procurement

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