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The State Electronics Challenge (SEC) program reached 169 Partners in 2018. Partners collectively employ over 223,000 people.
The table below summarizes the environmental results of Partners’ efforts to “green” the lifecycle of their electronic office equipment; from purchasing EPEAT® (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) registered computers and imaging equipment, to lowering the energy consumption in use, extending the lifetime of equipment, and responsibly recycling office electronics at the end of their service life.
The following environmental benefits resulted from the efforts of the 28 Partners that provided data on their 2018 SEC activities.
2018 Partner Environmental Benefits
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Purchasing EPEAT® Products | Use | Reuse & Recycling | TOTAL BENEFITS | |
Reduction In | How Much? | How Much? | Equivalent To | ||
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2,037,369 kWh |
64,895,878 kWh |
22,639,336 kWh |
1,625,084,453 kWh |
Electricity to power 133,390 U.S. households/ year |
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300,234 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
11,611,033 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
1,008,433 metric tons of carbon equivalent |
12,919,769 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
Removing 2,808,645 cars from the road/year |
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849 lbs. |
653,143 lbs. |
24,681 lbs. |
678,673 lbs. |
Weight of 135,735 bricks |
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94,771 lbs. |
2,752,530 lbs. |
526,491 lbs. |
3,394,620 lbs. |
Waste generated by 835 households annually |
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850 lbs. |
44,380 lbs. |
227,315 lbs. |
272,545 lbs. |
Weight of 1,021 refrigerators |
Partner Awards Announced for 2018
The SEC recognized 14 Partners for their outstanding work in electronics stewardship in calendar year 2018. SEC Partners were eligible for one of three recognition levels – Bronze, Silver, or Gold - based on completion of SEC program requirements.
SEC Partner |
Recognition |
Lifecycle Phases |
Borough of State College, Pennsylvania |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, Pennsylvania |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
City of Corvallis, Oregon |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
City of Fort Collins, Colorado |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
Providence School District, Rhode Island |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
Ball State University, Indiana |
Silver |
Purchasing & End-of-Life Management |
City & County of Denver, Colorado |
Silver |
Purchasing & End-of-Life Management |
City of Columbia, South Carolina |
Silver |
Purchasing & End-of-Life Management |
City of Keene, New Hampshire |
Silver |
Purchasing & Use |
Maryland Department of Transportation |
Silver |
Purchasing & End-of-Life Management |
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources |
Silver |
Purchasing & End-of-Life Management |
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania |
Bronze |
Purchasing |
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