State Electronics Challenge

2013 SEC Partner Environmental Results

The State Electronics Challenge (SEC) program continues to grow, reaching 129 Partners in 2013, up from 100 Partners in 2012! Partners employed over 167,000 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 42 Partners that provided data on their 2013 SEC activities.

2013 Partner Benefits

	Purchasing EPEAT® Products	Use	Reuse & Recycling	TOTAL BENEFITS
Reduction In	How Much?			How Much?	Equivalent To
Energy use	7 million kWh	52 million kWh	27 million kWh	86 million kWh	Electricity to power 6,760 U.S. households/ year
Greenhouse gas emissions	1,166 metric tons of carbon equivalents	9,970 metric tons of carbon equivalents	4,285 metric tons of carbon equivalent	15,421 metric tons of carbon equivalents	Removing 11,094 cars from the road/year
Toxic materials, including lead & mercury	1,505 lbs.	2,383 lbs.	492 lbs.	4,380 lbs.	Weight of 994 bricks
Municipal solid waste	103 tons	354 tons	403 tons	860 tons	Waste generated by 431 households annually
Hazardous waste	22 tons	34 tons	78 tons	134 tons	Weight of 967 refrigerators

Partner Recognition
In 2013, the SEC recognized 11 Partners for their outstanding work in electronics stewardship by completing SEC program requirements. 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
City of Corvallis, Oregon	Gold	Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management
Providence School District, Rhode Island	Gold	Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management
DuPage County, Illinois	Gold	Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management
Manitou Springs School District, Colorado	Gold	Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management
Regional Technology Cooperative, Borough of State College, Pennsylvania	Gold	Purchasing, Use, & End-of-Life Management
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin	Silver	Purchasing & End-of-Life Management
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources	Silver	Purchasing, & End-of-Life Management
City of Tacoma, Washington	Bronze	Purchasing
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	Bronze	End-of-Life Management
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency	Bronze	Purchasing
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania	Bronze	Purchasing

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