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State Surplus Property Agency
Year Submitted: 2007 |
Process: Refurbishing/Repair |
Industry: Government Agency-Includes Military |
Wastes Reduced: Hazardous Waste |
Location: Raleigh NC |
Contact: J.C. Nance |
Phone: (919) 733-3889 |
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- Total Cost Savings: $3,100,000.00
Details of Reductions
- Electronic Waste
Comments: With the average cost of new computer systems at $2,000, public schools and state agencies have saved at least $3,168,000.00 in 1997 by purchasing repaired or rebuilt computers.
- Electronic Waste
Comments: Broken monitors that would cost $15 each to landfill are sold to a refurbisher for $5.75 each, producing a net savings/revenue of $20.75 per broken monitor.
- Hazardous Waste
Comments: Each refurbished computer is sold for $20 and has created approximately $32,000 in revenue.
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