On Friday, October 4, 2002, Governor Roy Barnes held a swearing-in ceremony for members of the newly created Computer Equipment and Disposal Recycling Council. One of the new board members is Jane Ammons from Georgia Tech, where she serves as the NSF ADVANCE Professor of Engineering and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

The Computer Equipment and Disposal Recycling Council by the 2002 Georgia General Assembly with House Bill 2 and signed by Governor Barnes on May 14. With great concern for long term hazardous waste pollution risk, this board will advise the Governor and Legislature of the state of Georgia on potential actions and policies to enhance electronics recycling and reuse.