1. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration January 2009 U.S. General Services Administration COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS DISPOSAL

2. Federal Acquisition Service Thousands of tons of electronics are disposed of every year This includes:  CPUs  Laptops  Docking Stations  Handheld computers (Palms, Blackberrys, etc)  Fax Machines  Audio Visual Equipment  Cell Phones  Test Equipment

3. Federal Acquisition Service Executive Order 13423 Section 2. Goals for Agencies. (h) (iv) – Uses environmentally sound practices with respect to disposition of agency electronic equipment that has reached the end of its useful life. Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management JANUARY 24, 2007

4. Federal Acquisition Service Protecting Information  Some agencies physically destroy hard drives to secure them  Others have hard drives wiped clean  Always remove all external storage media

5. Federal Acquisition Service Step 1 – Internal Uses Can the equipment be used by someone else in your office or within your Agency?

6. Federal Acquisition Service Step 2 – Other Disposal Alternatives  Stevenson-Wydler Act and Computers for Learning Program, or  Report to GSA for Normal Disposal Process, or  Abandonment/Destruction

7. Federal Acquisition Service Normal Disposal Process  Offer Property to other Federal Agencies  If no Federal Agency wants it, then offered to the State Governments  If no State requests, then possibly sell

8. Federal Acquisition Service Should You Sell Computers/Electronics?  Market considerations  Condition of property  Volume and storage  Type of computers

9. Federal Acquisition Service Abandonment/Destruction  Owning Agency can make determination to abandon/destroy  Determination can be made at any time during disposal  Must follow rules in FMR 102-36.305 - 330

10. Federal Acquisition Service How to Decide to A&D?  The property has no commercial value, or  The continued cost of care and handling would exceed estimated proceeds from sale and handling

11. Federal Acquisition Service Restriction on Abandonment/Destruction You must not abandon or destroy property in a manner which is detrimental or dangerous to public health or safety. FMR 102-36.315

12. Federal Acquisition Service GSA Environmental Services Schedule 899 SIN 899-5 Reclamation, Recycling, and Disposal Services www.gsa.gov/environmentalservices  A responsible way to dispose of: - Confiscated Material- Electronic Equipment - Batteries- Chemicals - Solids- Biological -Cathode Ray Tubes- HAZMAT Disposal  Agencies must comply with GSA Personal Property Management requirements  Establishing a nationwide network of vendors

13. Federal Acquisition Service EPA Government-wide READ Contract Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition Services  Seven Companies under Contract  http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placeme nt/0300115/fact.htm Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition Services  Seven Companies under Contract  http://www.epa.gov/oamhpod1/admin_placeme nt/0300115/fact.htm

14. Federal Acquisition Service Another A&D Option… Agencies may donate to a public body in lieu of abandonment UNICOR is a public body and has a computer/electronics recycling program www.unicor.govwww.unicor.gov for more information and locations

15. Federal Acquisition Service These Transactions with UNICOR are Donations in Lieu of Abandonment Computers and electronics are de-manufactured and recycled Complies with Land Ban Act of May 1994, 40 CFR, Parts 260-279 These transactions are Donation in lieu abandonment, NOT Federal transfers

16. Federal Acquisition Service QUESTIONS?