2010 Annual Report

2010 Reuse and Recycling

Donations by Area

• Oregon: 18,127 donations = 94%
• SW Washington: 540 donations = 3%
• Unknown zipcode: 588 donations = 4%

Overall Rates of Reuse and Recycling

Donated Disbursed Sold Recycled %Reused CRTs 9074 924 223 7967 13% LCDs 2752 230 1021 1448 45% CRT TVs 1781 21 18 1745 2% LCD TVs 90 0 10 69 11% Systems 18678 2218 1345 14695 19% Laptops 4978 309 885 2003 24% Printers 10785 86 1067 9295 11% Recycling Stats Total Reclaim CRT monitors = 394,048 lb = 197.02 tons CRT - TVs = 107,549 lb = 53.77 tons plastic = 164,215 lb = 82.10 tons other electronics: 48,860 lb = 24.43 tons Metro Metals Copper Bearing Material: Cords and Wire: Aluminum: Schnitzer Steel steel = 253,960 lb/126.98 tons Hallmark Refining Gold Bearing Material: 20.99 tons Wireless Alliance cell phones, chargers: .42 tons RBRC/Call2Recycle Rechargeable batteries: 1.02 tons Metro Hazardous Waste Site Lithium, Alkaline and other batteries: 460 lb NW Batteries UPS batteries: TOTAL COLLECTED: 829.74 tons TOTAL RECYCLED: 691.45 tons TOTAL REUSED: 138.29 tons Alternate Breakdown Monitors: 394,052 lb = 197.026 tons Steel: 253,960 lb = 126.98 tons Cell Phones & Accessories: 2348 phones = 847 lb (includes accessories) UPS Batteries: 12,977lb = 6.4 tons Rechargeable batteries: 3004 lb = 1.5 tons Lithium, Alkaline, and other batteries: 460 lb circuit board, RAM, processors: 41,995 lb = 21 tons Plastic: 164,215 lb = 82 tons Aluminum, including aluminum drives: 31,600lb = 16 tons Cables, Wire: 51,854 lb = 26 tons Copper Bearing Materials & computer peripherals: 186976 lb = 93.5 tons printer scrap: 84,552 lb = 43 tons Program breakdown Staff hours Reuse and E-Waste Diversion 9,371 21% Build 8,466 19% Volunteer & Community Service 4,396 10% Overhead 4,147 9% Recycling 4,035 9% Advanced Build 3,466 8% Adoption 2,333 5% Education 843 2% Fundraising 627 1% Replication 318 1% Internet Access 266 1% Internships and Job Training 5,757 13% Total 44,024 100% Program highlights Adoption Volunteers 24,637 hours of work in the adoption program in 2010. This is 29% of the total volunteer hours logged across the organization. 613 computers were distributed to adoption volunteers. Advanced Build Build 281 computers were distributed to build volunteers. Education Internet Access Free Geek maintained a drop-in access computer lab that was used daily throughout 2010. We also have few free access computers in coffee shops located throughout Portland, providing free Internet access for very little overhead. Internships and Job Training In 2010 we expanded our nonprofit apprenticeship program to 34 hours per week for four interns for a year's duration. Nine apprentices worked during the year. Four graduated from the program in 2010, two receiving jobs in other nonprofits during the year. One continued on at Free Geek and will be enrolling in graduate school in London. Two continue to substitute at Free Geek. Recycling We estimate that we collected 829.74 tons of materials in 2010, recycling 691.45 tons. Replication In April, 2010, one staff member visited Free Geeks in the Twin Cities, Vancouver, BC, and Toronto. The staff and a board member visited Free Geek Chicago as well. Free Geek Toronto reimbursed Free Geek for a consultation while there. Reuse and E-Waste Diversion A total of 23,656 computer systems (including all types of laptops, desktops, and servers) were received. 6,958 were reused (29%). A total of 10,785 printer-family gizmos (including all types of printers, faxes, and scanner) were received. 1,490 were reused (14%). A total of 13,697 monitor-family gizmos (including all types of CRT and LCD monitors, and CRT and LCD TVs) were received. 2,468 were reused (18%). Volunteer & Community Service Volunteers logged 86,156 of service in 2010. 29% were in the adoption program. 49% were in the build related programs. 23% were logged in other programs, including volunteer internships -- though throughout the year, some part of the internship programs were not logged separately as internship hours and were instead logged within the build or adoption program. At the end of the year we became more consistent about logging internship hours in the internship program. Over the course of the year, we had an average of 543 active volunteers. This number goes up and down from day to day depending on how many volunteers have logged at least three hours in the last 31 days. The yearly low was 439 active volunteers in January, due likely to weather and holiday issues in December of 2009. The high was 622 in March. Other highlights Overhead Fundraising