EPEAT^®

What is EPEAT? It stands for "Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool" and is a voluntary program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is used for marketing to and for use by institutional, governmental, corporate and consumer purchasing. Our products must meet an extensive list of environmental criteria covered in the 1680.2 Standard to qualify as EPEAT registered products. A partial list of these criteria are listed here. Click on each criteria for more information:

4.3.3.1	Notification of hazardous characteristics
4.3.4.1	EOL characterization report
4.4.1.1	Early Failure Process
4.4.3.1	Spare parts declare availability and how long
4.6.1.1	Take-back service for EPEAT registered products
4.6.1.2	Provision of take-back service for broader scope of products
4.6.2.1	End of life processing requirements
4.6.2.2	Certification of programs exempt from end of life processing requirements
4.7.2.1	Public disclosure of key environmental aspects
4.7.2.2	Public disclosure of supply chain toxics
4.8.4.1	Packaging take-back service for products sold directly to institutions
4.9.2.1	Not prevent the use of Non-OEM consumables
4.9.3.1	Take-back service for consumables, report EOL methods
4.9.3.3	Up to 25% waste to energy for collected plastic materials
4.9.4.1	Not inhibiting reuse of cartridges or containers