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A GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY
PREFERABLE COMPUTER PURCHASING
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RESOURCES -
If you’d like more information, technical references, contract
examples, and web addresses are listed here.
MANUFACTURERS’ ENVIRONMENTAL AND
PRODUCT INFORMATION; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT (LEASE, TAKEBACK, ETC.)
IBM
and IBM
15 Environmental Attributes
Hewlett-Packard
Dell
Compaq
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S WASTE
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) DIRECTIVE
The
Directive, adopted June of 2000,
sets dates by which manufacturers must take back used products to
avoid waste and phase out certain toxic materials.
GREEN PURCHASING MODEL CRITERIA AND
CONTRACTS
City of
Seattle:
for desk-tops, Energy Star compliance, manufacturer takeback of
packaging, pre-installed programs and no extra manuals or disks are
required. Eliminating individual packaging is being discussed.
State of
Massachusetts:
The State of Massachusetts "Request for Response" (OSD RFR
No. ITCO5, April, 1999) for computer equipment required EnergyStar
products and rated vendors on a full range of environmental
features, including recycled content and recyclability; labelling
plastic resins and not welding parts; avoiding toxic substances;
upgradability taking back equipment and packaging for recycling at
the end of useful life; and ergonomics and reduced worker exposure
to radiation or electromagnetic fields. The State process also
recognized independent third party certifications.
State of Texas:
"Guidelines for Lease vs. Purchase of Information
Technologies," Department of Information Resources; Austin, TX;
May, 1998.
THIRD PARTY CERTIFIERS AND RATINGS OF
COMPANIES AND/OR PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; LABELS
INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
Government standards for environmental
features, with accompanying special labels to indicate which products
meet the standards:
EnergyStar â U.S. EPA energy use
standards and lists of manufacturers and products
Blue Angel
(Germany)
Nordic Swan (Norway, Finland,
Sweden, Denmark, Iceland)
Euro Eco-Label (European
Union)
Environmental Choice
(Canada)
Non-governmental organizations which
set environmental standards for various electronics products; some
license the use of their labels by interested manufacturers:
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
(SVTC)
Rating of computer manufacturers, and other environmental
information on electronics. Clean Computer Campaign
Swedish IT Company Organization
(SITO)
Eco-Declaration for Personal Computers: SITO permission is required
to use the form
TCO, another Swedish-based IT
standards-setting organization
European Computer Manufacturers
Association (ECMA). Technical Report TR-70 addresses environmental
attributes in products
DESIGN-FOR-THE-ENVIRONMENT (DFE),
DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY OR REMANUFACTURING
EPA-DfE projects
Microelectronics and Computer
Technology Corporation (MCC) Printed Wiring Board DfE.
Computer Display Project
Contact
EPA WasteWise
Project
Eco-Design Checklists for
Electronic Manufacturers, System Integrators, and Suppliers of
Components and Subassemblies," Tom Clark; The Center for
Sustainable Design; Surrey Institute of Art and Design; University
College; Surry, UK
FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS
OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES
These investment funds screen computer
companies based on environmental criteria.
Innovest
PAX World
Fund
Bank
Sarasin
Updated 08/15/2001
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