NEIT2008-4E

Link to 60-Minutes story on Electronics Recycling: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main4579229.shtml

Sean Freese – Lawrence Woodmere Academy: 3-year leases -for labs, if still good, extend warranty beyond that then move to classrooms -afterwards, faculty/staff giveaways, re-use programs (Steve Bergen’s organization) -recycling? Which are the reputable ones? -“Basil Foundation” is an organization that certifies recyclers Wipe/Reformat drives that are going to Steve Bergen – he will image machines CBS 60 Minutes segment on E-Waste in China: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n David Liang, St. David’s School: Faculty/Staff giveaways – requires signed disclaimer stating no tech support will be given 5-6 year cycle 5 year warranty Bill Walsh – Town School: 4-5 year cycle, computers are lasting longer/ 3-year cycle for laptops (although nearly 6 years before they are completely dead) Moved to leasing machines, for budget reasons to smooth out costs. Purchase machines at end of lease. Windows auto shutdown program: [|Switch Off] (energy saver) David Anderson – Abraham Joshua Heschel School: 3 to 4 year cycle Computer fair – sell for $100 – to the community, to generate money

Spencer Vining - The Hewitt School: 3 to 4 year cycle (laptops on 3 year cycle)

Look for computer re-use organizations to donate to.

Other Topics:

City Recycling Programs? Limited to a few pieces for schools - CRTs- contain lead - LCD – contain mercury We're seeing more and more “green” machines like new aluminum macs UPS disposal Green Strategies: Power Management [|SWOff23.exe] – free power management software that shuts down at night Feronics – power management, enterprise level Roaming Profiles: - Local Settings for Application Data – temporary versus permanent - Redirect My Docs and Desktop to server space – takes care of large saved files and also backup. Patch management – SUS, manual updates versus automatic updates Group policy updates