Computer Disposal Goes Green

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Computer Disposal Goes Green
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• Three billion units of consumer electronics
  potentially will become scrap between 2003 and
  2010. Thats nine gadgets thrown away for every
  person currently living in the United States.
• PC Magazine
• April 2008

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Green Initiatives at MDC

• Server virtualization
• Desktop virtualization
• More efficient power supplies
• Energy Star 4, network switches
• Power management Intel vPro
• Document imaging
• Computer disposal and recycling

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The Challenges of Disposal

• Disposing of retired IT equipment required fuel,
  vehicles and staff time
• Decreasing returns on equipment sales
• Hazardous materials that could end up in
  landfills EPA fines
• Lead, mercury, brominated flame retardants,
  cadmium

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The Solution

• Dell Asset Recovery Services
• Pick up from our locations statewide
• Wiping of hard drives to DoD and State
  requirements
• Value recovery
• Recycling
• Reporting

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The Benefits

• Less cost than doing it ourselves
• Staff time reallocated to other work objectives
• windshield time
• what we do best

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How Can You Help?

• Properly dispose of your used equipment
• Local hazardous waste facility
• Sell/donate it to someone else for reuse
• http//www.epa.gov
• Google recycle computer
• Manufacturers
• Electronics stores Best Buy, Office Depot,
  Staples, Amazon
• Some are free