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

Questions?Questions?

Robin LLewellynEnvironmental Business Director

robin.llewellyn@austingoodwill.org512-637-7177