Calculating the Benefits of Purchasing, Reusing, & Recycling Computers Teleconference

Did you know that for every 1,000 EPEAT™-registered computers purchased & discarded units recycled1:

• Energy use is decreased by 1.2 million kWh = electricity to power 101 households annually

• Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 90 MTCE = removing 71 passenger cars from the road per year

• Municipal solid waste is decreased by 17 metric tons = waste generated by 18 households annually

• Hazardous waste generation is decreased by 8.5 metric tons, and

• Toxic material generation, including lead and mercury, are decreased by 340 pounds.

Learn how to generate calculations like this on your own. See an explanatory PowerPoint presentation, presented on September 6, 2007.

This project is made possible with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Based on the purchase of 1,000 EPEAT™ Silver registered CPUs with LCD monitors, and the recycling of 1,000 CPUs with CRT monitors; estimates were calculated using the U.S. EPA-funded Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator (version 1.1, dated 4-18-07).