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E-Waste and Recycling Programmatic Responsibilities

E-Waste and Recycling Programmatic Responsibilities. Bud Rizer, Ed. D. Executive Director National Cristina Foundation. History of NCF. “ Technology coming out of its first place of use to make a significant difference in people’s lives.”

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E-Waste and Recycling Programmatic Responsibilities

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  1. E-Waste and RecyclingProgrammatic Responsibilities Bud Rizer, Ed. D. Executive Director National Cristina Foundation

  2. LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  3. History of NCF • “Technology coming out of its first place of use to make a significant difference in people’s lives.” • “Taking technology from a place where it has little value to a location where its value is incalculable.” LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  4. National Cristina FoundationRe-Use Model Responsible Re-Use and Recycling LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  5. Our Shared Responsibility Assuring that no computer or other electronics that go out of their first place of use should ever be wasted but are reused to make an important difference in people’s lives And when they come to the end of their useful life, to assure that they are disposed of in environmentally friendly ways LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  6. Obligations of Organizations Who Foster Re-Use • Describe policies • Identify e-waste disposal resources • Train partners regarding responsible re-use practices LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  7. NCF Policies • Responsible Reuse  Evaluate where equipment is classified within its lifecycle, then determine most appropriate disposition for such • Responsible Recycling Evaluate status of  electronic equipment after reuse or consideration for reuse and determine most appropriate method of disposal.  LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  8. Award of Property Document • “Your organization hereby agrees to remove any donor company asset tags or other identification from all donated equipment. Furthermore, your organization agrees to dispose of any unwanted technology, either at the time of acquisition or later, according to your applicable State Environmental Protection Agency regulations.” LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  9. Award of Property –cont’. • “Your organization agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless NCF and its donors from and against any and all liability and/or expense for any remedial or mediation action under: (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601 et seq.; (ii) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCLA), 42 U.S.C. sec. 6901 et seq.; (iii) any similar Federal, State or local law arising from the disposition of materials obtained through this Agreement and the NCF donation program; or (iv) for any other applicable Federal, State or local law.” LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  10. Resource Information • www.cristina.org under “e-waste disposal” • www.cristinanetwork.org under “resources” LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

  11. CompTIAComputing Technology Industry Association Breakaway 2009 Conference August 14, 2009 Sample of Survey Responses

  12. Trends Affecting Electronics Recycling • Economics • Decline in Commodity Prices • Decline in Service Demand • Capital and Credit Availability • Export Issues and Bad Actors

  13. Current State Recycling Laws

  14. Industry Take-Back Programs Today • Retailers • Best Buy • Costco • Office Depot • Staples • Manufacturers • Apple • Cannon • Dell • Epson HP • IBM • Lenovo Lexmark • Nokia • Samsung • Sony • Toshiba

  15. Establishing a Baseline: Knowledge of Environmental Regulations Not Knowledgeable Somewhat Knowledgeable Very Knowledgeable 28% of firms use an external resource to help manage WEEE/RoHS compliance. Source: CompTIA survey of IT service providers | Base = 64 companies

  16. Top 5 Green IT Service Offerings Currently offer Plan to offer within 2 years Asset recovery, trade-in programs, donations, and obsolescence processing also notable offerings for some firms. Source: CompTIA survey of IT service providers | Base = 51 companies

  17. Many of Your Customers Formalizing Green Practices • 42% expect to have a comprehensive green policy within 2 years. • 21% currently have a green compliance officer; 35% moving in that direction. • 35% rank green in the upper half of priorities in their organizations; 32% place it in the middle. • 36% follow news about green IT on a frequent basis; 46% occasionally. • 19% have budget allocated for green IT initiatives; 35% moving in that direction. Partial green strategy Comprehensive green strategy Nostrategy, no green practices Noformal strategy, but engage in some green practices Source: CompTIA survey of IT professionals | Base = 400

  18. Challenge: You are responsible Response • Stay informed – regulations vary • Some states restrict sale of non-registered, non-approved, or non-branded product. • You could be fined for product found in a landfill. • Fines and penalties have been assessed for product found abandoned in storage. • New laws address data wiping too Various state regulations include sales restrictions, landfill bans, and export control.

  19. Summary • Promoters of technology re-use must assume the additional role of e-waste educator. • The e-waste stream is still under development, but will continue to become a critical element of the re-use world. • We are all in the same boat – manufacturers, retailers, initial users and re-users of technology, thus any decisions made must reflect consideration of the entire process, not just an isolated component. LINKING LIFE TO ITS PROMISE

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