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Our Mission. To empower people with disabilities & other needs to achieve independence & enhance their lives. In 2012, we provided services to over 13,000 people who face mountains such as disabilities and economic disadvantages. Area of Operation. Easter Seals counties
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Our Mission To empower people with disabilities & other needs to achieve independence & enhance their lives. In 2012, we provided services to over 13,000 people who face mountains such as disabilities and economic disadvantages.
Area of Operation • Easter Seals counties • Goodwill and Easter Seals counties • Goodwill counties
Dedicated Team, Community Impact To serve our community, we have about 1,200 employees, approximately 50% of whom have a disability, organized into three operating divisions: • Retail • Program Services • Business Services
Affiliations, Accreditations & Certifications Goodwill Industries International Easter Seals AbilityOne (Federal) Dell Reconnect National Safety Council Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) ISO 9001:2008 CIMS-GB Certified Phase III of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
GESMV: Recycling & Reuse • Goodwill Auto Auction – cars & other vehicles • Shopgoodwill.com – national site, unique items • GoodBookz4U – online book sales • Electronics recycling
Goodwill Stores Recycling • 27 Goodwill Stores & 4 Attended Drop-off Centers • Approximately 650,000 donors annually • Approximately 24 million pounds will be recycled in 2013 • 2/3rds of donations are put in Goodwill Stores or our Outlet • 40 % of items placed in stores are sold as retail • Each item in stores color coded to keep product ‘fresh” • - 30 day limit • All textile items not sold in stores are sold to brokers • - None go to landfills • Metals, plastics, cardboard, paper, wire sold to recyclers • We pay to recycle TVs and broken wooden pallets
GESMV E-Cycling Program Highlights: • Processed over 5.3 million pounds starting in 2010 • Projecting 3 million pounds for 2013 • Currently employ 16 directly in e-cycling program • Sales through PC Store - Dayton, Goodwill Stores, EBay, Recyclers • 2nd PC Store opened in July 2013 in Springfield • Emphasis on reuse, environmental and data safety • Goodwill Stores & Community Events • Part of Dell Reconnect System • Collection at Goodwill Stores and Attended Donation Centers • 15 community e-cycling events in 2013 • Corporate Program • Separate from Dell Program • Over 9,000 mailers sent to Chamber of Commerce members yearly • Employee dedicated to make calls to businesses, government entities, schools • Montgomery County e-cycling contract effective April 1, 2013
North America partnership between Dell and Goodwill • Over 2,000 collection sites throughout U.S. & Canada • Over 250 million pounds of computer equipment processed • Most Goodwills in Ohio participate • GESMV participation began February 2010 • Standards set by GII and Dell • Accept all brands of computers, peripherals, parts, supplies • Monthly audits by 3rd Party • Prohibition on the export of waste & on the landfill of any environmentally-sensitive material • Although Dell Reconnect agreement states donors are responsible for data: - GESMV sanitizes all donations that are reused to DoD 5220.22-M standards - All donations sent to Dell’s environmental partners are sanitized or destroyed by them
Community Events • Important & growing source of donations • Co-sponsors: Cities, towns, solid waste districts, chambers of commerce • Primary key to success: collaborative, organized promotion • Multiple benefits to sponsors, donors, environment, local employment opportunities
Corporate Program • Includes businesses, government entities, schools, non-profits • 2013 estimated volume 1.3 million pounds • Data will be wiped to DoD 5220.22 M standards or degaussed by GESMV • Donors are provided Certificate of Destruction (for data) upon request • Donors have option of dropping off or having GESMV pick-up items • GESMV breaks down all donated corporate program items that are deemed unacceptable for reuse for resale for commodity value • GESMV sells to those companies that have appropriate electronic recycling certifications
THANKS! Steve Wesseler Director, Business Services Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley 1511 Kuntz Road Dayton, Ohio 45404 937-528-6544 s.wesseler@gesmv.org