EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM & E-WASTE COLLECTION 42 ND ANNUAL EARTH DAY APRIL 16, 2012 Student E-Waste at UTA Presented by: James A. Ryan

INTRODUCTION 2 nd Largest University in UT System Approximately 33,700 Students Strategically located in heart of DFW Metroplex Office of Sustainability Established th Largest University in the State of Texas

THE PROBLEM 400 M - 75% - Pieces discarded by Americans anually 1 Fastest growing portion of US waste Amount of e-waste NOT recycled 2 Unknown - Tons of U.S. e-waste exported 3 Student e-waste collection programs at UTA E-waste -

WHAT RECYCLING CAN DO… Recycling one million laptops saves the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year. 5 One metric ton of circuit boards can contain times as much gold and times as much copper as one metric ton of ore in the U.S. 6

GOALS / OBJECTIVES Educate students about e-waste…  How their choices affect the planet  What they can do with old/obsolete electronics  How electronics can be REDUCED  Think before they buy  How electronics can be REUSED  Donate (friends, churches, charities, non-profits)  How can electronics be REPURPOSED  Usable parts can restore a broken computer or phone  Where can electronics be RECYCLED  Certified Recyclers, Arlington landfill, Recycling Events

SCOPE OF WORK Campus postings  Publish/post regular flyers about e-waste / events Multimedia kiosks  Short film / PSA’s about e-waste and events  Distribute campus-wide s about e-waste Facebook  Develop social media interfaces for students Collection Events  Earth Day (April 16, 2012) E-waste recycling event Survey  Administer at events to collect statistical data

TIMELINE Social Media  11/14/2011 – 01/23/2012 (ongoing) Kiosks  11/21/2011 – 03/26/2012 (ongoing) Flyers  12/05/2011 – 04/02/2012 (ongoing)  12/12/2011 – monthly starting 01/16/2011 Collection Event  04/16/2012 – ongoing quarterly Survey  04/16/2012 – In conjunction with collection events

BUDGET (Expenses) Personnel  $11,579 Equipment  $7,753 Supplies  $1,080 In-Kind Contributions  $24,650 Balance $11,579 $19,332 $20,411 $45,062 TOTAL EXPENCES

Grants  RadioShack$5,100  Best Buy$5,100  Dell$5,100  Apple$5,100 In-Kind Contributions  Volunteers$24,650 Balance $5,100 $10,200 $15,300 $20,400 $45,050 TOTAL REVENUES REVENUES OVER EXPENSES = -$12.00 BUDGET (Revenue)

EVALUATION Collection of recycling data during Earth Day event Targeted 1% participation of students (337) Targeted goal of 25,000 pounds collected Event survey to evaluate success of media campaign

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