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More than 30 HP products recognized for environmental achievement
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than 30 HP business computing and display products are now included in
an independent online registry that helps institutional buyers select
computer products based on their environmental attributes, the company
announced .The Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool
(EPEAT) registry goes live on July 24 at http://www.epeat.net.
Twenty-six of HP’s 32 registered products have received “silver”
recognition, the highest level bestowed to any manufacturer’s product
thus far.All EPEAT-registered products must meet minimum requirements
in eight areas of environmental impact, such as reducing or eliminating
environmentally sensitive materials, designing for longevity and
reducing packaging materials.
Registered products also must be
energy efficient, to reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse
gases. In addition, manufacturers must demonstrate corporate social and
environmental performance and offer safe end-of-life management and
recycling options for products that become unusable.”Developing
environmentally sound products has long been a priority for HP’s design
and engineering teams,” said Jeri Callaway, vice president and general
manager, Americas Commercial Solutions, Personal Systems Group, HP.
“We’re particularly proud that our business-class products already
meet, and in some cases exceed, the basic EPEAT standards without any
alteration to their existing design.”The three-tiered EPEAT rating
system, which is based on the internationally recognized IEEE 1680-2000
standard, includes 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria. The
optional criteria are used to differentiate products by highlighting
improved environmental performance and form the basis for EPEAT bronze,
silver or gold recognition.HP has achieved EPEAT’s silver recognition
for eight desktop, five flat panel monitor and 13 notebook, mobile
workstation and tablet products. Six HP LCD and flat panel monitors are
registered for bronze recognition.
“On behalf of the Green
Electronics Council and the more than 100 stakeholders involved in the
EPEAT development process, I want to thank HP and the other
manufacturers for both contributing to the process and, more
importantly, for registering high-quality products meeting a tough new
environmental standard,” said Jeff Omelchuck, director, Green
Electronics Council, which operates the EPEAT registry.EPEAT
was developed over a three-year period in a consensus-based process
that included representatives from environmental groups, government
officials, large-volume computer purchasers, subject matter experts,
electronics recyclers and manufacturers. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency funded the process.A wide variety of existing
environmental standards and requirements are integrated into the EPEAT
standard, including: the most recent U.S. Energy Star energy efficiency
requirements; EPA’s Plug-In Guidelines for Materials Management;
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Coalition recommendations; Coalition of
North Eastern Governors Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation; European
Union (EU) restriction on hazardous substances; EU Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment requirements; EU battery directives; and various
global environmental labeling standards.A global leader in
environmental sustainabilityThe EPEAT recognition is the latest example
of HP’s broader environmental efforts. HP also is on target to meet its
global goal to recycle 1 billion pounds of hardware and print
cartridges by the end of 2007. Since the company began recycling, it
has recycled 750 million pounds in total, including more than 112
million HP LaserJet and inkjet print cartridges, representing a weight
greater than 229 million pounds.HP’s recycling program operates
globally in more than 40 countries, regions and territories and seeks
to reduce the environmental impact of IT products, minimize waste going
to landfills and help customers conveniently discard products in an
environmentally sound fashion. Plastics and metals recovered from
products recycled by HP have been used in new HP products, as well as a
range of other products, including auto body parts, clothes hangers,
toys, fence posts, serving trays and roof tiles.
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