Federal Electronics Stewardship 101 Federal Environmental Symposium East Bethesda, MD June 16, 2009

Presented: June 2, Why Focus on Electronics? Rapid advances in information technology (IT) have resulted in: Increased sales of electronics worldwide Increased energy consumption A constant stream of obsolete and discarded products

Presented: June 2, The Federal Electronics “Footprint” Purchasing The Federal Government spent almost $73 billion on IT products and services in FY2009 The Federal Government purchases or leases approximately 1,000,000 computers and monitors each year

Presented: June 2, The Federal Electronics “Footprint” Use The Federal Government has approximately 2.2 million computers in use Office electronics consume 9% of all the electricity use commercial buildings Office equipment wastes significant energy by sitting idle in an “active” mode

Presented: June 2, The Federal Electronics “Footprint” End-of-life The Federal Government handles approximately 750,000 computers and monitors at the end of life each year 50% reused, 40% recycled 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

Presented: June 2, The Beginnings of Federal Electronics Stewardship Eleven Federal agencies and the Executive Office of the President, signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding on November 15, 2004, committing to: Increase the demand for greener electronic products Promote best management practices Reduce the economic and environmental life cycle costs Encourage growth of the infrastructure for reuse, demanufacturing, and recycling of electronics

Presented: June 2, Executive Order (E.O.) “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management” Signed on January 24, 2007 Consolidates prior E.O.s and integrates sustainable practices Adopts Memorandums of Understanding: High Performance Buildings Electronics Stewardship Sets goals in several sustainable areas including electronics stewardship New goals as stringent or more stringent than before

Presented: June 2, E.O Electronics Stewardship Goals Section 2 (h) Goals for Agencies -- ensures that: (i) When acquiring an electronic product to meet its requirements, meets at least 95 percent of those requirements with an Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered electronic product, unless there is no EPEAT standard for such product.

Presented: June 2, E.O Electronics Stewardship Goals (ii) Enable the ENERGY STAR feature on agency computers and monitors. (iii) Establish and implement policies to extend the useful life of agency electronic equipment.

Presented: June 2, E.O Electronics Stewardship Goals (iv) Use environmentally sound practices with respect to disposition of agency electronic equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.

Presented: June 2, E.O Implementing Instructions Issued by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Specifies that in implementing the E.O.: Working groups will help develop tools and guidance Federal Electronics Stewardship Working Group (FESWG) Progress will be measured and reported in OMB scorecards Each agency must develop an Electronics Stewardship Plan Each agency must participate in the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) or equivalent

Presented: June 2, OMB Scorecards Tracks how well Feds are executing target management initiatives: Environmental Energy Transportation Addresses federal requirements Consolidates actions and plans Focuses on progress and results Holds agencies accountable Updated every January/July

Presented: June 2, OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard Includes 5 metrics: Meet Environmental Management Systems (EMS) protocol for Agency and all appropriate facilities Comprehensive Green Purchasing Program Implement Sustainable Green Building Program Implement Sustainability Program for Electronics Stewardship Compliance Management Plan & Implementation Strategy

Presented: June 2, E.O Electronics Stewardship Plan Address the three life-cycle phases for electronics assets Developed and implemented in coordination with personnel from: Energy Environment Information technology Acquisition Finance Property Facilities and maintenance

Presented: June 2, E.O Electronics Stewardship Plan The Plan shall address how each agency will: Acquire 95 percent EPEAT® registered products Ensure that ENERGY STAR® features are enabled on 100 percent of computers and monitors Have policies and programs to extend the useful lifetime of electronic equipment Ensure that all non-usable electronic products are reused, donated, sold, or recycled using environmentally sound management practices at end of life Address reporting procedures to be used in measuring progress toward meeting goals

Presented: June 2, Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a partnership program that assists federal agencies and facilities to: Purchase greener electronic products Reduce impacts of electronic products during use Manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way The FEC helps federal agencies and facilities meet their federal electronics stewardship requirements

Presented: June 2, Partnering for Electronics Stewardship Voluntarily participate as Agency or Facility Partners Select the life cycle phase(s) on which to focus Report annually Provides Partners with resources and technical assistance Awards annual recognition to qualifying Partners Collaborates to provide best management practices Federal agencies and facilities:The FEC:

Presented: June 2, FEC Facility Partner Requirements Register Complete Baseline Survey of Current Practices Submit Annual Reporting Form (annually) Submit Awards Application (annually, optional)

Presented: June 2, Benefits to FEC Partners Meets federal requirements Supports progress for the OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard Free resources Educational training and feedback Technical assistance Networking opportunities and knowledge-sharing National recognition from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive

Presented: June 2, FEC Partners (As of May 14, 2009) Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental Protection Agency Executive Office of the President General Services Administration United States Postal Service 220 Facility Partners representing over 700,000 employees from the sixteen agencies listed above, as well as State, SSA, and NASA

Presented: June 2, FY2008 Annual Reporting Results 2010 Goals for FEC PartnersFY2008 FEC Partner Reporting Results 95% of eligible electronic equipment purchased or leased annually is EPEAT registered 88% of computer desktops, laptops and monitors purchased or leased were EPEAT registered Electronic equipment in operation have an average life span of at least four years 63% of computers have at least a 4-year life span, with a weighted average life span of 45 months 100% of eligible computers and monitors in operation have ENERGY STAR® features enabled 95% of monitors and 38% of computers had ENERGY STAR® power management features enabled 100% percent of non-reusable electronic equipment disposed of annually by is recycled using environmentally sound management 50% of electronics taken out of service were reused; 40% were recycled; 8% were sold; and 2% were disposed of

Presented: June 2, FY2008 Environmental Benefits Environmental BenefitAchievementEquivalent to Energy savings426,181 MWhElectricity to power 35,619 U.S. households for one year Greenhouse gas emission savings 31,160 metric tons of carbon equivalent Removing 20,927 passenger cars from the road for one year Toxic material savings10 metric tonsWeight of 5,114 bricks Municipal solid waste savings 2,199 metric tonsSolid waste generated by 1,104 U.S. households in one year Hazardous waste savings741 metric tonsWeight of 370,589 bricks Cost savings$40.3 million

Presented: June 2, Contact Information Cate Berard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Presented: June 2, Resources Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, Executive Order Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) ENERGY STAR® U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s eCycling Program