State Electronics Challenge

2019 SEC Partner Environmental Results

The State Electronics Challenge (SEC) program reached 169 Partners in 2019. 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 2019 SEC activities.

2019 Partner Environmental Benefits

	Purchasing EPEAT® Products	Use	Reuse & Recycling	TOTAL BENEFITS
Reduction In	How Much?			How Much?	Equivalent To
Energy Use	14,094,675 kWh	9,893,996 kWh	25,570,814 kWh	433,331,085 kWh	Electricity to power 39,494 U.S. households/ year
Greenhouse gas emissions	1,598,444 metric tons of carbon equivalents	1,840,882 metric tons of carbon equivalents	1,373,713 metric tons of carbon equivalent	4,813,063 metric tons of carbon equivalents	Removing 1,046,318 cars from the road/year
Toxic materials, including lead & mercury	6,085 lbs.	26 lbs.	15 lbs.	6,125 lbs.	Weight of 1,225 bricks
Municipal solid waste	695,979 lbs.	629,131 lbs.	1,229,894 lbs.	3,037,191 lbs.	Waste generated by 710 households annually
Hazardous waste	158,855 lbs.	5,338 lbs.	216,599 lbs.	380,792 lbs.	Weight of 1,269 refrigerators

Partner Awards Announced for 2019
The SEC recognized 14 Partners for their outstanding work in electronics stewardship in calendar year 2019. 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
State of Maryland	Silver	Purchasing & End-of-Life Management
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources	Silver	Purchasing & End-of-Life Management
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania	Bronze	Purchasing

If your organization is interested in joining the Challenge, contact Lynn Rubinstein.