New Standard Identifies Eco-friendly Computers and Monitors
International standards body IEEE has launched a New Standard [that] Identifies Eco-friendly Computers and Monitors
It’s not easy buying green, especially for those purchasing desktop and laptop computers and monitors for large organizations. Generally, purchasing agents who buy millions of dollars worth of electronic equipment do not have the technical knowledge to sift through complicated product specifications to determine which equipment is most easily recyclable or has the least amount of toxic materials. A new IEEE standard aims to simplify this search process by establishing three levels of eco-friendly criteria that computers and monitors must meet.
The IEEE 1680 “Standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products”—also known as the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)—is the first U.S. standard that provides guidelines for identifying environmentally friendly desktop and laptop computers and monitors.
There’s more detail in the announcement, and also over at the EPEAT website. — DS
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