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A Guide to the conscientiouspurchase, use and disposal o ICT

November 2010Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative

GREEN ICT GUIDE

Founded by the UN ICT Task Force


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Contents

Introduction 2

Green Acquisition 3

Green Use 4

Renewable Energy Systems 5

Green Disposal 6

Recycling 7

Reurbishing 8

Appendix 9

Notes 10

About GeSCI 12


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INTRODUCTION

There is international growing concern about theenvironmental and health problems associated withwaste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE).GeSCI is committed to advising governments onenvironmental issues and to exercising good practice,to the best o its ability, in the area o environmental

sustainability and more specically e-waste

E-waste the garbage generated by the disposal oelectronic equipment like computers, peripherals andmonitors - is becoming a major concern. The UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimated in

2006 that up to 50 million tonnes o electronic waste aregenerated every year, creating extreme health hazards inparticular or the inhabitants o many Arican and Asiancountries, contaminated with illegally dumped scrap.

OBJECTIVE

GeSCIs objective in producing the Green ICT Guide is toprovide ICT stakeholders ,including teachers ,students,principals and policy makers with access to up-to-dateinormation on the responsible acquisition, use anddisposal o ICT.

This inormation pack contains links to the most relevantdocuments available concerning the conscientiouspurchase, use and disposal o ICT. This guide draws oncurrent good and emerging practices in governmentagencies and businesses. The inormation is organised asollows:

Green acquisition:Buying greener equipment - startingo on the right track!

Green use: Maximising the liespan o IT equipment -delaying obsolescence and understanding renewableenergy production methods.

Green disposal: Responsible disposal o equipment -or schools, educational institutions and Ministries oeducation.

Fore much more on e-waste, see the Annex or urtherreading reerences, and a list o useul online tools.


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GENERAL RESOURCES

The uture impact o ICTs on environmental sustainability2004, The European CommissionThis study is the rst quantitative projection to be carriedout on how ICT could aect the environment in theEuropean Union. In order to estimate the eects o ICTon a set o ve environmental indicators, the project teamadopted an innovative methodology combining qualitativescenario-building and quantitative modeling.http://ste.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/detail.cm?prs=1208

Assessment o e-waste fows: a probabilistic approach to

quantiy e-waste based on world ICT and developmentindicators2009, The Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories or MaterialsTesting and ResearchIn this study a model was developed and applied toestimate e-waste fows rom existing indicators whichare published periodically by international organizationshttp://ewasteguide.ino/Mueller_2009_R09

GREEN ACQUISITION

We can infuence the uture when we buy new equipmentby bearing in mind how the equipment will impact theenvironment at the end o its lie cycle. Buying energy-ecient and environmentally sound components,computers, servers, and other ICT equipment helps toreduce the contaminant actor o e-waste.

Guide to Greener Electronics

May 2010, GreenPeaceThe guide ranks the top manuacturers o personalcomputers, mobile phones, TVs and games consolesaccording to their policies on toxic chemicals, recyclingand climate change.http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up

EPEATEPEAT is a system that helps purchasers evaluate,compare and select electronic products based on theirenvironmental attributes. The system currently coversdesktop and laptop computers, thin clients, workstations

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GREEN USE

and computer monitorshttp://www.epeat.net

Federal electronics challengeFederal electronics challenge contains several useulresources about environmental considerations in bidding

processes, like Incorporating Environmental Criteria inElectronics Acquisitionhttp://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/docs/bestval.pdand other tools like checklists, model contracts, TCOtools considering waste, etc.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/

GREEN USE

Computer manuacturers persist in abricating whatamounts to potentially disposable products - which iswhy the mountain o rubbish discarded by the IT industryis growing aster than in any other sector. And the marketpressure to replace and to update the equipment inorder to run newer sotware and applications orcesorganizations to replace equipment every 3 to 5 years.

However, there are several preventive measures

governments and schools can take to reduce thiscontaminant process to the minimum and expand theuseul lietime o each device to the maximum possible,like conguring machines or optimum use and useenergy conservation methods and alternative renewableenergy sources.

BETTER USE OF EQUIPMENT

Extending the Lie o Electronic Equipment2009, Federal Electronics ChallengeContains suggestions on dierent ways to maximize thelietime o computer equipment.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/docs/extend.pd

Improving Operation and Maintenance o ElectronicEquipment2009, Federal Electronics Challenge


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21st April, 2009.Irish Aid Centre, Dublin, Ireland.This tool will guide you through some simple stepsthat

your organization can take to improve the operationand maintenance o your electronics in three areas:energy conservation and eciency; ecient use oimaging equipment; and extending product lie.

http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/docs/oandm.pd

ENERGY CONSERVATION

Power Management or Computers and Other Oce

Equipment: A Best Practices Resource Guide2009, Federal electronics challenge, USAThis resource guide addresses common questionsthat energy managers, acility managers, and ITadministrators have about the power management ocomputers and other ofce equipment.

http://stateelectronicschallenge.net/pd/sec_computer_power_management_guide%20.pd

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Grid alternatives

A website that provides updated inormation otechnologies availablehttp://www.gridalternatives.org/

Guide to alternative power or small scale ruralprojects2004, Winrock

An excellent guide that provides recommendations onpowering up in rural areashttp://www.winrock.org/clean_energy/les/Winrock_Energy_or_Rural_ICT_Guidebook.pd

O Grid Solar calculator2009, A Post in BuildAfrica.org

An interesting tool allows you to calculaterequirements and needs to design a solar panelhttp://buildarica.org/2009/05/03/o-grid-solar-calculator/

Create a micro hydro power system

A resource by GreenYou

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WORKSHOP

http://www.greenyour.com/home/home-improvement/energy/tips/create-a-micro-hydro-power-system

When a device breaks down or becomes obsolete,its components and parts can still be processed byusing them as spares, reurbishing and recycling them,donating them or breaking them apart in order to

reuse components and parts.

REUSE

Reuse o Electronic Equipment2008, Federal electronics challenge

This document outlines reuse and donation optionsor managing excess and surplus electronic items,including tips or Internal Reuse, Reurbishment andRedeployment.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/docs/reuse.pd

Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) White Paper: OneGlobal Understanding o Re-Use2009, StepRe-use o used electronics or its components is to beseen in the context o the waste hierarchy, whereinthe avoidance o waste generation is seen preerential

to activities o waste processing, namely recovery omaterials and energy and ultimately disposal.http://www.step-initiative.org/pd/white-papers/StEP_TF3_WPCommonDenitions.pd

Other interesting documentation and reerencesavailable at STEP, solving the e-waste problem

initiative:http://www.step-initiative.org/taskorces/t3.php

DISPOSAL

Disposition and End-o-Lie Options or PersonalComputers1997, Carnegie Mellon UniversityThis old but not outdated document explains the modelsavailable to reduce the contaminant actor o usedpersonal computers

http://gdi.ce.cmu.edu/comprec/NEWREPORT.PDF

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Plataorma RELAC: Plataorma regional de residuoselectrnicos en latinoamerica y el caribeA good collection o e-waste experiencies andinormation in the latin american region ( in Spanish)http://www.residuoselectronicos.net/

E-waste challenges in developing countries: South

Arica case study2005, APCThis discussion paper, commissioned by the APC, aimsto raise the prole o e-waste issues in developingcountries so that the implications o inormation andcommunications technology (ICTs) or development

initiatives can be better understood particularly in thecontext o the increasing fow o old technology romdeveloped to developing countrieshttp://www.apc.org/r/system/les/e-waste_EN.pd

The management o electronic waste, a guide or localand regional authorities

2003 by ACR and the Association o Cities and Regionsor Recycling and sustainable Resource management

La gestin de residuos de aparatos electrnicoshttp://www.residuoselectronicos.net/archivos/documentos/LaGestionRAEE.pd (Spanish)the English, Italian, French and German versions are

available or ree on request rom [email protected]

E-waste Guide IndiaAn online reerence guide to the initiatives and status one-waste in India.http://www.e-waste.in/

RECYCLING

Recycling o Electronic Equipment2008, Federal electronics challengeThis document outlines recycling options or disposing oobsolete electronic property.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/docs/recycling.pd

Recycling: rom e-waste to resources2009, UNEP (United Nations environmental programme)

The appropriate handling o e-waste can both preventserious environmental damage and also recover valuable

RECYCLING


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WORKSHOP

Perspectives on North/South ResearchPartnerships or ICT in Educationmaterials, especially or metals. This document analyzesthe e-waste recycling sector in selected developingcountrieshttp://www.ewasteguide.ino/les/UNEP_2009_eW2R.pd

REFURBISHING

How to Set up and Operate a Successul Computerreurbishment Centre in Arica. A planning andmanagement guide.2004, Bridges.org

http://www.bridges.org/reurbished_computers

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Computer RecyclingThe purpose o this guidebook is to help develop theskills required to handle the growing fux o wastegenerated by the new and used computer markets orthe benet o the environment and public health.http://www.ticethic.com/guide?lang=enFrench: http://www.ticethic.com/guide

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21st April, 2009.Irish Aid Centre, Dublin, Ireland.WEBSITES

Federal electronics challengehttp://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net

UNEP United Nations environment programme

http://www.unep.org/E-waste Guidehttp://www.ewasteguide.ino/

ONLINE TOOLS:

Electronics Environmental Benets Calculator (EEBC) bythe ederal Electronics Challenge.This tool has been developed to assist organizations inestimating the environmental benets o greening theirpurchase, use and disposal o electronics.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/

bencalc.htm

Total Cost o Ownership (TCO) Modeling by the ederalElectronics Challenge.This is a tool that systematically accounts or the indirectand direct lie cycle costs related to an inormationtechnology (IT) investment decision. While the emphasis

is on decisions with a potential environmental impact, thistool includes data entry elds or any costs that the usermight consider in a TCO analysis.http://www.ederalelectronicschallenge.net/resources/aquisit.htm

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ABOUT GESCI

GeSCI is an international not-or-prot organisationproviding demand-driven assistance to developingcountries seeking to harness the potential o InormationCommunication Technology (ICT) to improve theireducation systems.

GeSCI was ounded by the UN ICT Task Force in 2003

arising rom a global call to utilise ICT to address theissues o quality and access in developing countryeducation systems. seven years on, GeSCI is a well knowninnovative agency replete with a team o internationalexperts in education, technology and research. Wework with Ministries o Education (MoEs) and leadinginternational organisations to realise the shared vision o

a Knowledge Society or All.

VISION

At the heart o GeSCIs mission is the concept o

Knowledge Building and Sharing: working togetherwith our developing country partners to strengthentheir knowledge systems and to develop their visionarythinking and strategic capacity to eectively manage,deploy and integrate ICT in their education systems.GeSCI believes that the proper and eective use o ICT

in education can improve the quality o teaching andlearning at all levels o the education system. We arecommitted to the creation o a world where every learnerhas access to a standard o education which can helpthem to improve their lives, a Knowledge Society orAll. To this end GeSCI will work with partners at local,national and international levels who support and share

this vision.

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Gesci contact details:

Dublin Oce Gesci14 St. Stephens Green,Dublin 2, Ireland.Tel +353 (0)1 6425006Fax +353 (0)1 676 9856

[email protected]

Niamh Brannigan,Communications ManagerTel: +353 (0)85 7751564

Arica Regional Oce9th Floor, Unga House,Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya.PO Box 66380-0800

Tel +254 20 374 6060/1/2

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