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“Inspiring unlimited opportunities for people to create the life they choose”

SPARC

Provides jobs for 110 people with developmental disabilities

RECYCLINGEmploys 79 people

Contracting with S.O. Sanitation & Allied

Waste

BOOK LORE AND MOREProvides jobs for 15 people

Receives donated books for resale through store front and

Internet

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Electronics Recycling Services

Why Electronics Recycling?

It fulfills GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER

#06-02: “Sustainability for the 21st Century”

It aligns with DEQ POLICY that recognizes

recycling as preferable to disposal, but

prevention and reuse as preferable to

recycling.

It addresses a key need for public

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E-Waste Disposal in China

•Lead levels in water sample were 190X the safe threshold for World Health Organization.

•Soil Samples showed:

•TIN at 152X the EPA threshold.

•CHROMIUM at 1,338X the EPA threshold. Photo: Investigator taking soil samples along riverside in Guiyu, China,

where circuit boards were treated with acid then burned openly. (December 2001)

The glass in this CRT is

laden with LEAD – but

the biggest hazard to is

the inhalation of the

highly toxic PHOSPHOR

dust coating inside.

© Basel Action Network

Current E-Waste Handling in Guiyu, China


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© Basel Action Network

Global economics drive the export of e-waste from the U.S. But someone still pays the price . . . it’s

just not us.


Whose E-Waste Is Exported?

These are few of the many

labels – clearly originating

in the United States – that

can be found on computers

and monitors in the Guiyu,

China e-waste dump.

(December 2001)

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Start up of SPARC Electronics Start up of SPARC Electronics Recycling – November 2009Recycling – November 2009

A Better Solution


Electronics Recycling/DemanufacturingPartnerships with:

•Garten Services in Salem•Allied Waste

Jobs for People with Disabilities


“Cutting-Edge” Work in a Safe Environment


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Hard Drive DestructionIn full compliance with U.S. Department of Defense Regulations

SPARC’s staff totally “demanufacture” all unusable systems


Components Sold After Demanufacture

Plastic casesSteel casesProcessorsMonitorsCircuit boards

Hard drives Other drives Power supplies Motors / Fans Memory sticks


CRT’s Safely Handled

At SPARC E-RecyclingOld computer monitors alone

constitute 33 percent of the

total E-Waste stream in

Oregon landfills. They don’t

biodegrade, and some toxic

elements can leach into the

environment.

SPARC safely recycles CRT’s. SAFE: for our workers.SAFE: for the environment.


Personal Protective Equipment

& Safety Procedures


SPARC’s MissionSPARC’s Mission

SPARC supports people with SPARC supports people with disabilities indisabilities in their effort to contribute to the their effort to contribute to the community. community.

SPARC increases society’s awareness SPARC increases society’s awareness ofof human potential. human potential.


SPARC: Dedicated to SPARC: Dedicated to SustainabilitySustainability

Ecological SustainabilityEcological Sustainability: Our E-Recycling : Our E-Recycling Program guarantees none of your surrendered Program guarantees none of your surrendered electronics will end up in landfills — electronics will end up in landfills — anywhereanywhere in the in the world. world.

Social EquitySocial Equity: When you bring us your E-Recycling, : When you bring us your E-Recycling, you partner with us to provide jobs for people with you partner with us to provide jobs for people with disabilities here in your community. disabilities here in your community.

Economic VitalityEconomic Vitality: When people with disabilities : When people with disabilities work, they pay taxes — just like you — so the work, they pay taxes — just like you — so the economic benefits touch the whole community.economic benefits touch the whole community.


Unlimited opportunities for people to create the life they choose

Imagine the possibilities . . .

sparc / stepping stone 2010 “inspiring unlimited opportunities for people to create the life they...

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