1. Please use the following two slides as a template for your presentation at NES. Reuse is Recycling David Robbins, CPPM Director, Office of Personal Property Management U. S. General Services Administration

2. » Utilization is Reuse…… » Donation is Reuse…… » Computers for Learning is Reuse……. » Sales offers property for Reuse…..

3. re ⋅ cy ⋅ cle ri ˈ sa ɪ kəl/ [ree-sahy-kuh l] verb, -cled, -cling, noun –verb (used with object) 1.to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees. 2.to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of: The old factory is being recycled as a theater. 3.to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration: The governor recycled some speeches from his early days. 4.to cause to pass through a cycle again: to recycle laundry through a washing machine. –verb (used without object) 5.to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning. 6. to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc.: The industry will recycle and become profitable once more. –noun 7.the act or process of recycling. From Dictionary.com

4. Key Requirements FMR 102-36.220 requires that… generally, all excess property is to be reported to GSA FMR 102-36.35 requires that… “all executive agencies must, to the maximum extent practicable, fill requirements for personal property by using existing agency property or by obtaining excess property from other Federal agencies in lieu of new procurements” FAR 8.102 requires…”When practicable, agencies must use excess personal property as the first source of supply for agency and cost-reimbursement contractor requirements…must make positive efforts to satisfy agency requirements by obtaining and using excess personal property

5. Executive Order 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance Sec 2. Goals for Agencies: (e) Promote pollution prevention and eliminate waste by: (i) minimizing the generation of waste and pollutants through source reduction; (ii) diverting at least 50 percent of non-hazardous solid waste, excluding construction and demolition debris, by end of fiscal year of 2015

6. Agency Duties Identify property no longer required Offer for internal reuse GSA offers Agency Asset Management System (AAMS)

7. Utilization--External Reuse Screening, transfer via GSAXcess® Eligible activities for Federal transfer Must be valid use

8. Computers for Learning--External Reuse Executive Order 12999 Computers and related peripheral equipment Promotes transfers to schools and educational non-profit organizations

9. Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program— External Reuse At the completion of Federal screening, property not transferred is declared surplus Extends useful life of property Property is donated from GSA through State Agencies for Surplus Property

10. Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program--External Reuse Eligible Donation Recipi ents –State and local public agencies –Nonprofit educational and public health institutions –Nonprofit and public programs for the elderly –Educational activities of special interest to the Department of Defense –Public airports –Veterans organizations

11. Sales—External Reuse Property sales –Offers federal property to the private sector for continued use/repositioning Agency sales via approved Sales Center

12. Environmental Contribution Product reuse contributes significantly to the fight against global warming in two crucial ways: –Avoids emissions today … –Displaces the purchase of a new product into the future …

13. Zero Environmental Footprint (ZEF) ZEF is GSA’s moon shot goal. Working towards sustainability and ZEF means working and living in ways that do not jeopardize our precious environmental resources. ZEF supports EO 13514

14. Carbon Footprint Savings Tool Documentation of global warming reduction benefits will: –Quantify the environmental value of reuse –Encourage federal and state agencies and the general public to turn to reuse … –Measure the degree to which ….achieve global warming benefits through reuse

15. Equivalencies Gallons of Gasoline UsedTrees Growing for a YearDays Energy for Average Household Years of Driving a CarTreesYears Average Household Energy Miles DrivenAcres of TreesWashing Machine Loads Acres Tree Growth for One Year Dishwasher Loads Days of Refrigerator Use BOS-DC round tripsHours Laptop Use SFO-LAX round tripsDays of Cow MethaneHours Desktop Computer Use NYC-PAR round tripsHours of Cell Phone Use Short hop Flight MilesHours TV (27”) Long Flight MilesHours Listening to Stereo

20. For Schools and Educational Non-profit Organizations

25. » Utilization is Reuse…… » Donation is Reuse…… » Computers for Learning is Reuse……. » Sales offers property for Reuse…..

26. GSA Property Management Mission Statement To provide the services, expertise, and systems that will ensure the timely, effective, and efficient disposition of the Federal government’s excess and surplus personal property assets, yielding the greatest return on investment to the taxpayer Reuse offers the greatest return on investment to the taxpayer

27. Questions/Contact David Robbins Director Office of Personal Property Management david.robbins@gsa.gov 703-605-5609

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