According to OFEE, the United States discarded more than 2
million tons of electronics in 2001 based on a three-year
lifecycle, the federal government gets rid of 10,000
computers every week — and this waste ends up in storage
or in landfills at home or abroad.
The signatories include the Executive Office of the
President, Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior,
Justice, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Environmental
Protection Agency, and General Services Administration.
By signing the agreement they have pledged to demand more
energy efficient and eco-friendly electronic equipment,
to implement progressive lifecycle management practices
for equipment, to promote the reuse, “de-manufacturing,”
and recycling of obsolete equipment, as well as to
coordinate other efforts, including in the private sector,
aimed at similar objectives, according to OFEE. The
agreement is available at www.ofee.gov.
