Greening Electronics Procurement with

EPEAT

Presented by : N.PAVAN KUMAR & D. SAMSON

Department : ELETRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING
College : INTELLECTUAL ENINEERING COLLEGE ,
ANANTAPUR
 E-Waste
Electronic waste or e-waste is any broken or unwanted electrical
or electronic appliance.

E-waste includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile

phones and other items that have been discarded by their
original users.
 What is EPEAT ?
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool

An environmental procurement tool designed to help IT purchasers address

environmental concerns in their purchasing process for desktop computers,
laptops, integrated systems and monitors.
 EPEAT is a method for consumers to evaluate the effect of a
product on the environment. It ranks products as gold,
silver or bronze based on a set of environmental
performance criteria.

It is managed by the Green Electronics Council.

Electronics are one of the fastest growing segments of
the solid waste stream. A recent report entitled
Exporting Harm published by the Basel Action Network
showed how waste electronics are poisoning
communities in developing countries.
 Why PCs?
ICT’s Use-Phase Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Printers (6%)

LAN & office

telecoms (7%)

PCs and Monitors (39%)

Mobile
Telecoms (9%)

Fixed Line Telecoms

(15%)
Servers, incl. cooling (23%)
The IEEE Standard 1680 describes EPEAT criteria in detail.

In summary, EPEAT criteria include:

restrictions on hazardous substances in compliance with the European RoHS Directive for
cadmium, mercury, lead, hexavalent chromium, and certain brominated flame retardants

batteries must not contain lead, cadmium, and mercury

use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and chlorinated plastics is also limited

recycled plastic content criteria

Ability to be disassembled for recyclablility.

warranty criteria
upgradeability
energy conservation criteria
end of life criteria, such as a product take-back
program or battery recycling
reduction/elimination of toxics in packaging
 Key Mandatory Criteria
Current ENERGY STAR standard
RoHS compliance
OEM takeback and recycling (available)
Min. 65% recyclable/reusable
Upgradeable with common tools
Extended warranty available
Elimination of toxics in packaging
Full list www.epeat.net/Criteria.aspx
EPEAT Levels
 Conclusion
The draft criteria address eight key areas: reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive
materials; materials selection; design for end of life; product longevity; lifecycle extension;
end-of-life management; corporate performance; and packaging. Most criteria refer to
environmental performance characteristics of the specific product
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12/08/2021
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