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Greater Milwaukee Electronic Waste Management Forum
We apologize for any inconvenience, but the e-waste forum has been CANCELLED. Thank you for your interest.
Date
Friday, September 8, 2006
Location
UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education Conference Center 161 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203, 7th Floor Room 7970
Fee
$25 (Registration Required - Includes Continental Breakfast and Resource Materials)
| Q: What is e-waste? |
| A: Electronic products such as TV’s, computers, monitors, servers, routers, calculators, etc. that are no longer of use to its owner or at the end of its useful life. |
Learn
- Why electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing liability and environmental concern to businesses of all sizes, and how it can be properly managed.
- What businesses need to know to be in compliance with Wisconsin’s hazardous waste and recycling regulations.
- How businesses can protect their own information, as well as their clients.
This two-hour forum will help anyone in business make decisions about managing e-waste and answer questions about what to do with computers and other IT equipment that is no longer needed. The forum includes presentations by local experts and examples of how local businesses have successfully managed e-waste. In addition, participants will be provided with take-home resources for future reference and to help get the word out about e-waste to others they work with.
For further information, please contact Sania W. Tong Argao, U.S. EPA – Great Lakes National Program Office at (312) 353-5006 or tong-argao.sania@epa.gov.
AGENDA (Subject to change)
8:00 Check-In/Continental Breakfast (Coffee, juice, pastries, and bagels)
8:30 Welcome/Introductions
8:35 E-Waste – Why is e-waste an issue and how do regulations and liability affect its management? How do volume and toxicity make computers different than other office trash?
9:00 Data Security – Protecting business and client information takes more than just hitting “delete”.
9:20 Computer Donation: Giving Computers a Second Life – The average computer can work for seven years but is retired only after a few years. How can computers help our communities?
9:40 Selecting your E-Waste Recycler – The lowest price is not always the best choice. What you need to know about selecting a recycler for e-waste.
10:05 E-Waste Management Case Study – How a local company made smart decisions about managing their e-waste.
10:30 Concluding Remarks
