SEI meaning in Community ?

Answer: What is Sustainable Electronics Initiative mean?

Sustainable Electronics Initiative (SEI) is an initiative started in the United States in the summer of 2009 by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, which is a division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. SEI is dedicated to developing and implementing sustainable means for the design, manufacturing, remanufacturing, and recycling of electronics (computers, cell phones, televisions, printers, etc.) Members of SEI include individuals from academia, non-profit organizations, government agencies, manufacturers, designers, recyclers and refurbishers.

The goals of the Sustainable Electronics Initiative are to provide research, education, technical assistance, and data management for the general public and other interested parties with regards to electronics and electronic waste. SEI conducts collaborative research with professors and industry representatives, facilitates networking and information exchange among its participants, promotes the diffusion of technology through demonstration projects, and it provides a forum for discussion of applicable policies and legislation.

SEI was created as a response to the growing national and international demand for more sustainable electronic designs and more environmentally friendly ways to handle electronics once they reach the end of their useful lives. Currently, individual states have passed laws regarding ewaste, but federal legislation has not yet been passed. The United States House of Representatives and United States Senate are, however, currently considering federal legislation which will fund electronics research, recycling, and refurbishing.

Bill S.1397 was proposed by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in July, 2009. The bill addresses the illegal dumping of electronic waste to undeveloped countries. More importantly, however, the bill also focuses on the importance of research and development for the designing and manufacturing of sustainable electronics, which would be recycled, reused, and refurbished more easily. The European Union, on the other hand, has passed several strict laws governing electronic equipment and its disposal.

While one of the SEI goals is to minimize waste, this goal can be reached through the application of life cycle analyses. By analyzing the complete life cycle of a product, SEI will take into consideration the design, processing, manufacturing, use, and disposal stages of electronic equipment. With the use of life cycle analyses, SEI plans to make the overall process of computers and other electronics more sustainable and less environmentally harmful.

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Systems Engineering Integration	Academic & Science
Sumitomo Electric Industries	Academic & Science
Italian Entomological Socety	Academic & Science
Società Entomologica Italiana	Academic & Science
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The Seeing Eye, Inc.	Community
Sivalayam Educational Institutions	Community
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Safety Education Integrity	Community
Scuba Educators International	Community
Summit Education Initiative	Community
Summer Educational Institute	Community
Sustainable Electronics Initiative	Community
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Set Interrupt	Computing
Switch Engineering Information	Computing
Security Enabling Interface	Computing
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Search Engine Inclusion	Computing
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Stellar Elite Intermediate	General
Sportsmanship Ethics and Integrity	General
Socio Economic Index	Governmental
Safety Equipment Institute	Governmental
Science and Engineering Indicators	Governmental
Sustainable Energy Institute	Governmental
Solar Energy International	Governmental
Sustainable Endowment Institute	Governmental
Strategic Energy Innovations	Governmental
Structural Engineers Institute	Governmental
Sustainable Endowments Institute	Governmental
Structural Engineering Institute	Governmental
Sewanee Environmental Institute	Governmental
Social Economy Initiative	Governmental
SHENDRI	Indian Railway Station
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