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Surplus PropertySurplus Property
Goodwill Industries of Central TexasGoodwill Industries of Central TexasRobin LLewellynRobin LLewellyn
Environmental Business DirectorEnvironmental Business DirectorApril 15, 2010April 15, 2010
How and why does Goodwill relate to you?How and why does Goodwill relate to you?
• Non-Profit• Mission Driven
Mission
We provide job related services and opportunities for people with barriers to employment.
Goodwill Across the USGoodwill Across the US• Goodwill Industries of Central Texas• State of Texas• United States• Global
Goodwill• 1902 the work began.• Gently used household
items are donated to Goodwill and sold in our retail stores.
• Our stores supports job related services that put people to work.
Our partnership• Surplus items can be used to support our
stores.• Texas Surplus program is a great
partnership which focuses primarily around obsolete computers.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."- Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943
“Over 20 million personal computers became obsolete in 1998.”
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
“Pike Research estimates there will be over 60 million tons of e-waste at the decision point for reuse/recycle or
landfill in 2013.”- Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues Q2 2009
Context
Austin GoodwillAustin Goodwill
In 2009 our recycling of computers was a Solid WasteReduction equivalent to solid waste generated by 4,857
US households in a year.
230 to 250 tons of computer electronics recycled monthly230 to 250 tons of computer electronics recycled monthly
Zero % goes to the landfillZero % goes to the landfill
Behind the scenesBehind the scenes
• Goodwill de-manufactures systems• Goodwill wipes hard drives clean or destroys
them• Goodwill maximizes value through re-use or
refurbishment or recycles• Goodwill puts people to work
What we doWhat we do
GICT Workforce OpportunitiesGICT Workforce Opportunities• Volunteers• Youth Services
– Project Reboot– Viva Verde
• People with disabilities
• Different state’s Legislature give patchwork effect to US opportunities.
• Goodwill is a common thread in most areas.
2 job placements in the community every day
$4.8MM in new federal and social security taxes
ResultsResults
Goodwill. We Put People to Work.
ResultsResults• $23.3M in new earnings were created last
year– $7.2M paid to people working for Goodwill
while receiving services– $16.1M earned by people after one full year
on the job
We envision a world where every person has access to meaningful work.
Partnerships supports our mission and vision.
ResultsResults
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed, it is the only thing that
ever has.”Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
quoted in John M. RIchardson, Making it Happen
UseLess
ServeMore
