| The EPA has named Global Investment Recovery one of only
seven providers for its Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition
with a Government Wide Acquisition Contract.
The U.S. government buys seven percent of the world's
computers. In fiscal year 2005 alone, EPA expects federal agencies
to spend
almost
$60 billion on information technology equipment, software, infrastructure,
and services.
The government disposes of approximately 10,000 computers
every week, a significant number of which are ending up in storage
closets, warehouses
and landfills, or overseas, where environmental standards are generally
lower.
Under the contract, Global Investment Recovery will evaluate
each item and its components, and then, in decreasing preference:
- refurbish
and resell them, using the proceeds to offset costs;
- donate them to charitable causes;
- recycle as much as
possible; and
- properly dispose of the remainder
The government-wide recycling contract
will help federal agencies meet requirements of Executive Order
13101, "Greening
the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Acquisition."
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