The Green IT Revolution Green Electronics Made Easy

The Green IT Revolution Green Electronics Made Easy Viccy Salazar US Environmental Protection Agency salazar. viccy@epa. gov 206 -553 -1060

Topics to Cover 1. Why Focus on Electronics? 2. Buying Greener Equipment 3. Procurement and End-of-Life Management 2

Why Focus on Electronics?

Why Focus on Electronics? • Energy use/costs • Major contributor to solid waste stream • Can contain toxic and/or hazardous substances potential harm to public health and the environment if disposed improperly • Big purchasers have big influence on market • All stakeholders wanted to collaborate 4

Use Facts • U. S. has more than 180 million computers in use, which consume nearly 58 billion k. Wh/year, or about 2% of the U. S. annual electricity use • PCs and monitors consume between 5 to 13% of all the electricity use in the office • Office equipment wastes significant energy by sitting idle in an “active” mode 5

End-of-life Facts • • U. S. homes and businesses discard an average of 130, 000 PCs a day In 2005, approximately 360, 000 tons of consumer electronics were recycled (15%) Certain types of electronic equipment contain materials such as lead, mercury, and other toxic constituents Potential adverse effects on human health and the environment if improperly managed during disposal 6

The Federal Electronics “Footprint” • The Federal government is spending approximately $68 billion annually in IT products and services • While computer hardware is generally expected to last 7 years, federal equipment is normally used for an average of 3 years • The Federal government disposes of an estimated half a million computers yearly! 7

Buying Greener Electronics

What is EPEAT®? » An easy-to-use purchasing tool to help organizations compare computer desktops, laptops and monitors based on their environmental attributes. • Consists of: – Set of voluntary environmental performance criteria (IEEE 1680 American National Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products) – System for identifying and verifying products meeting the criteria (www. epeat. net) 9

Requirements for Feds to Buy EPEAT Registered Electronics • Acquisition of EPEAT registered electronic products is required by: – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Section 23. 705 – E. O. 13423 • Compliance measured in: – OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard • EPEAT requirements are also being integrated into OMB IT Optimization Plans 10

Recognizing Higher Performance EPEAT Bronze– Meets the 23 required criteria EPEAT Silver– Meets 23 required criteria and at least 50% of the optional criteria EPEAT Gold– Meets 23 required criteria and at least 75% of the optional criteria 11

How Can I Use EPEAT ? 12

Feds Using EPEAT • • • • Federal agencies meeting the goal of 95% or higher EPEAT purchasing in their 2008 IT acquisitions* Department of Veterans Affairs Department of the Treasury Department of Energy Social Security Administration Department of the Interior Department of State Department of Commerce NASA Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Personnel Management General Services Administration US Environmental Protection Agency Department of Labor * Other agencies are using EPEAT, but are not yet at 95% 13

Buying EPEAT Registered Products 1. New/existing BPAs, contracts or leases: 1. Use model contract language to reflect new FAR requirement 2. Use list of EPEAT registered products at www. epeat. net in market research, to determine EPEAT level to require 3. Require vendors to report number of EPEAT registered products purchased quarterly 4. Block non EPEAT registered products on e-catalogs 2. Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) IV, NIH ECS III) (NASA SEWP 1. Specify you want EPEAT products in every task order 2. Ask them to block non-EPEAT registered products in e-catalogs 3. If not possible, ask them to identify EPEAT registered products in ecatalogs 14

Required Language for New Contracts (FAR) (b) Under this contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or furnish for contractor use at a Governmentowned facility, only personal computer products that at the time of submission of proposals were EPEAT Bronze registered or higher. Bronze is the first level discussed in clause 1. 4 of the IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. (c) For information about the standard, see www. epeat. net. OR Alternate I: Require Silver registered instead of Bronze 15

Recommended Language for New Contracts • Suppliers are required to block non-EPEAT registered products on their electronic catalogs that customers may buy from through this contract. 16

Recommended Language for New Contracts • Suppliers are required to provide quarterly reports quantifying the number of EPEAT registered products purchased under this contract. The information must be reported in a matrix providing the following data for the current quarter, the fiscal year, and the duration of the contract. Unregistered Desktops Laptops Integrated Systems Monitors Bronze Silver Gold Total 3 5 39 67 114 0 0 99 0 0 70 67 137 0 0 50 78 187 EXAMPLE 17

Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator • Translates EPEAT purchase into quantifiable environmental benefits and cost savings • http: //eerc. ra. utk. edu/ccpct/eebc. html 18

Sample Data from Calculator Purchase 1, 000 EPEAT©-registered products – – – – Agency achieved the following environmental benefits: X k. Wh of energy use reduced X pounds of GHG emissions reduced X pounds of toxic materials & hazardous wastes reduced X pounds of non-hazardous materials reduced X pounds of air & water emissions reduced X pounds of waste diverted from landfills X dollars of costs reduced or saved 19

Don’t forget the rest of the lifecycle Extend life on 1, 000 products Enable your Energy Saving Features on 1, 000 products Recycle 1, 000 products And of course, buy only what you need. Do you really need 1, 000 products? 20

Measuring Environmental Impact If I…. 1) Purchase 1, 000 EPEAT© Silver desktops w/LCDs & 500 EPEAT © Silver notebooks 2) Reuse 200 desktops, 200 CRTs 3) Recycle 800 desktops, 800 CRTs Then, I prevent… • • Energy* GHG Emissions* Primary Materials* Toxic Materials • Hazardous Waste • MSW • Cost Savings* 2. 7 million k. Wh 211 MTCE 1, 620 tons 158 kg (all) 6 grams 17. 3 tons 34. 7 tons $233, 281 237 households/yr 168 cars off road/yr 12, 542 refrigerators (by wt) 79 bricks (all toxics) 10 Hg thermometers 8, 673 bricks (by wt) 18 households/yr 21

EPEAT Next Products Imaging Equipment (printers, Underway – expected midcopiers, MFDs) 2010 TVs Underway -expected mid 2010 Servers Begin after first two standards completed Cell Phones Begin after first two standards completed 22

Where Can I Get More Info? • EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program: www. epa. gov/epp • Federal Electronics Challenge: www. federalelectronicschallenge. net • ENERGY STAR: www. energystar. gov • EPEAT: www. epeat. net 31

EPA Contacts • FEC – Cate Berard, berard. cate@epa. gov • EPEAT – Holly Elwood, elwood. holly@epa. gov 32

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