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State College Technology Program Receives Recognition For Environmental Accomplishments
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The State College Regional Technology Program has been awarded Silver recognition from a Northeast program—the State Electronics Challenge—for its accomplishments in 2010 in “green” purchasing and responsible end-of-life management of computer equipment.
The Regional Technology Program participants include Patton Township, Ferguson Township, the State College Borough, College Township, the Centre Region Council of Governments, and the Centre Area Transportation Authority.
Since Centre Region enrolled in the program in 2009, its efforts to buy “green” computers and properly manage unwanted computer equipment at the end-of-life, the Technology Program has avoided greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 55 cars from the roads and enough energy savings to power 63 Pennsylvania homes.
And, it did it by buying only desktop computers and monitors that met the highest environmental standards as defined by the Electronics Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), as well as ensuring that computer equipment was recycled by companies with strong environmental standards.
In addition, by extending the amount of time that computer equipment is used before it is recycled and purchasing “green” computers, the Regional Technology Program avoided the use of 40 pounds of toxic materials such as lead and mercury in the manufacture of new computers, while avoiding the generation of more than 2,400 pounds of hazardous waste.
In 2009, the Technology Program received a Bronze award for its end-of-life management practices.
In 2010, the Program extended its environmental stewardship activities to include power management; an essential step in minimizing the environmental footprint of computer equipment.
The State Electronics Challenge is a program that assists state, regional, and local governments to reduce the environmental impact of their computers. It annually recognizes the accomplishments of Partner organizations.
The SEC is a voluntary program developed and administered by the Northeast Recycling Council. The SEC provides an opportunity for state, regional, and local government to reduce the environmental impact of the more than $35 billion worth of technology equipment purchased annually by state and local governments in the U.S.
Currently, 63 state, regional, and local government agencies, collectively employing 70,000 people, have joined the SEC as Partners.
For more information, visit the State Electronics Challenge website.
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5/16/2011 |
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