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San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne discusses SFO's energy reduction initiatives including buying energy compliant computers and recycling older equipment.

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>> The greening of IT is a big topic right now, and many companies have initiatives in that area. Is that something that you're focused on at this point?

>> Absolutely huge. San Francisco prides itself on being a green city. The airport, as a part of San Francisco, has very aggressive initiatives when it comes to green advance initiatives. The airport business in general, there's a worldwide effort to have green airports. And so there are solar initiatives. There's a energy reduction initiative back at the airport. And when it comes to computers, we basically buy Energy Star complaint. We pay an extra fee to have correct disposal of computers to ensure the metals are dealt with in an appropriate manner. And there's an ongoing effort through the city's department of environment to increase the ability to meet, you know, more stringent green requirements when it comes to computing initiatives.

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