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The State Electronics Challenge (SEC) program reached 166 Partners in 2016. Current Partners 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 31 Partners that provided data on their 2016 SEC activities.
2016 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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12,502,622 kWh |
81,156,552 kWh |
55,248,211 kWh |
148,907,385 kWh |
Electricity to power 13,722 U.S. households/ year |
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15,183 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
198,124 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
5,891 metric tons of carbon equivalent |
219,198 metric tons of carbon equivalents |
Removing 171,006 cars from the road/year |
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56 lbs. |
7 lbs. |
32 lbs. |
95 lbs. |
Weight of 21 bricks |
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245,237 lbs. |
1,584,415 lbs. |
2,349,840 lbs. |
4,179,492 lbs. |
Waste generated by 1,007 households annually |
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66,002 lbs. |
30,673 lbs. |
504,429 lbs. |
601,104 lbs. |
Weight of 2,120 refrigerators |
Partner Awards Announced for 2016
The SEC recognized 17 Partners in 2016 for their outstanding work in electronics stewardship. 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 |
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) |
Gold |
Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management |
Ball State University (Indiana) |
Silver |
Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management |
Chewonki Foundation, Maine |
Silver |
Use & 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 |
Maryland Department of Transportation |
Silver |
Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management |
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania |
Silver |
Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management |
Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development |
Silver |
Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management |
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources |
Silver |
Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management |
City of Durango (Colorado) |
Bronze |
Purchasing |
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
Bronze |
Purchasing |
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