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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Electronic Product
Environmental Assessment Tool
EPEAT Implementation Team
October 26, 2005
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
What is
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An environmental procurement tool designed to help institutional
purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare
and select desktop computers, laptops and monitors based on
their environmental attributes.
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
What is
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1. Set of voluntary environmental performance criteria
2. System for identifying and verifying products which meet
this criteria
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Basic Features
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Voluntary participation
Market recognition for qualified products
Life cycle environmental attributes
Easy to use tool for purchasers
Builds on U.S. & international requirements and
standards
– E.g., Energy Star®, RoHS, IT Eco-Declaration
Self declaration with spot verification
Without delay in time to market
Credible, verifiable outcomes
Scaleable to other products
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Why
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• Promote product design
changes that reduce
environmental and health
impact of electronics
throughout the life cycle
• Growing demand by
institutional purchasers for
easy to use tool to compare and
select “green” products
• Manufacturers’ need for clear
and consistent procurement
criteria to drive design change
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Development
• Consensus of multi-stakeholder Development Team over
18 month period -- June 2003 to November 2004
• Implementation team currently working on operational
details
• Launch expected early 2006
• Funded by U.S. EPA through a cooperative agreement with
Zero Waste Alliance
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Development Team Participants
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Institutional Purchasers
Manufacturers
Trade Associations
Non-Profit &Advocacy Organizations
Government
Recyclers
Academia
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Principles Used in Selecting Criteria
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Promote Toxics Reduction/Phase Out
Promote Materials Efficiency
Promote Energy Efficiency
Promote Extended Product Life and
Sustainable End-of Life Management
• Promote Environmentally Sound
Manufacturing
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Structure
Three tiers of environmental
performance – Bronze, Silver
and Gold
Bronze: 22 required criteria in 8
performance categories
Silver: All required criteria plus at
least 16 optional
Gold: All required criteria plus at
least 25 optional criteria
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
EPEAT Environmental Performance
Categories
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Environmentally Sensitive Materials
Materials Selection
Design for End of Life
Product Longevity/Life Cycle Extension
Energy Conservation
End of Life Management
Corporate Performance
Packaging
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Qualified Bronze Level
-- Required Criteria (p. 1)
1. Reduction/Elimination of
Environmentally Sensitive
Materials
 Compliance with European
RoHS directive
 Report on amount of mercury
in light sources
 Elimination of intentional use
of SCCP flame retardants &
plasticizers
2. Materials Selection
 Declare post-consumer
recycled content
 Declare renewable/bio-based
content
 Declare product weight
3. Design for End of Life
 Identify materials requiring
special handling
 No incompatible paints &
coatings
 Easy disassembly of housings
 Marking of plastics
 Identify & remove batteries &
circuit boards
4. Product Longevity/Life Cycle
Extension
 Additional warranty or
service agreement available
 Upgradeable with common
tools
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Qualified Bronze Level
-- Required Criteria (p. 2)
5. Energy Conservation
 Energy Star 3.0
 Documented power
management features
6. End of Life Management
 Provision of product take
back service
7. Corporate Performance
 Corporate environmental
policy consistent with ISO
14001
 Self-certified environmental
management system for
manufacturing facilities
 Corporate report consistent
with Performance Track
8. Packaging
 Reduction/elimination of
toxics
 Separable packing materials
 Declare recycled content
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Bronze
Performance Category
Silver
& Gold
Required
Optional
1. Reduce/Eliminate Environmentally Sensitive
Materials
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2. Material Selection
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3. Design for End-of-life
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4. Product Longevity/Lifecycle Extension
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Energy Conservation
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End-of-life Management
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Corporate Performance
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Packaging
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Total
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Sample Criteria
1.1.1 Required – Compliance
with European RoHS directive
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Step by Step – How It Will Work
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Manufacturer
– Signs MOU with EPEAT
– Completes annual report on corporate
performance and end-of-life
management criteria
– Evaluates and self-declares products
against criteria
– Submits data on web-based system,
which calculates award level
EPEAT Organization
– Random after-market spot checks
– Request for documentation to verify
claims
– Periodic review and update criteria
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Trust but Verify
• Manufacturers self-declare
conformance with criteria
– Commitment signed by
executive management
• Claims supported by evidence
– Verification requirements for
each criterion
– Data provided within 30 days
of request
• EPEAT host org conducts spot
checks
– Review of supporting evidence
– Request independent
verification, if needed
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Trust but Verify
• Users can request verification
• Technical committee of
independent experts
– Review spot checks and
other challenges
• Correction then consequence
– Ultimately may disqualify
manufacturer from
participating in EPEAT
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Implementation Status
 Finalizing EPEAT Criteria into an IEEE American National
Standard (Spring 2006)
 Identifying and selecting Host Organization
– RFP issued Spring 2005
– Host Organization announcement pending
 Web-based application for product listings has been developed
 Promoting EPEAT in the manufacturing and purchasing
communities
 Launch expected early 2006
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Who is Using
Dept. of Defense, Army
Dept. of Homeland Security
Dept. of Energy
Veterans Administration
Dept. of Interior
Environmental Protection Agency
State of California
State of Massachusetts
Total
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5.0B
6.0B
0.4B
4.2B
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$15.8B+
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Who’s Interested in Using
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• Federal Electronics Challenge partners,
including 11 Federal Agencies and the Executive
Office of the President representing over 80% of
Federal IT budget for FY2006
• State and Local Government Purchasers
• Private Sector Purchasers
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Interim Use of
• Recommended that purchasers wait until launch
• Interim guidance for purchasers who need to use before
launch:
- Apply only to desktops, monitors and laptops
- Use required criteria only (i.e., bronze level)
- Realize that products might not be available yet
- Include option of specifying EPEAT qualified products
when products become available
- Do not add criteria or adjust criteria values
- More details at http://www.epeat.net/use_of_epeat.htm
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Draft Contract Language
"During the term of the contract,
[Agency/Department] reserves the right to purchase
exclusively or otherwise provide preference for
specific models of desktop computers, notebooks
and monitors qualified through the Electronic
Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
or its successor.”
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Benefits of
• For Institutional Purchasers
- Easy way to specify, evaluate and purchase computer products that
meet challenging yet realistic environmental criteria
- An efficient and credible means of verifying that equipment meets
criteria
- Flexibility of selecting products that meet minimum performance
criteria or giving preference to products that qualify for higher
performance levels
- Same set of criteria used by purchasers nationwide to ensure
competitive pricing and product availability
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Benefits of
• For Manufacturers
- One clear set of performance criteria
- Market advantage for environmentally preferable products
- Flexibility on how to meet higher levels of EPEAT qualification
- Low cost, user-friendly system that will not delay getting products
to market
• For Environmental Stakeholders
- Credible assessment of electronic products based on agreed upon
criteria
- System that promotes continuous improvement of electronic
products throughout life cycle
……..and benefits for the environment and public health!
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Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
For more information on
• Website
– http://www.epeat.net/
• EPA Contacts
– Viccy Salazar, OSW and R10, 206-553-1060
– Holly Elwood, OPPT, 202-564-8854
– John Katz, R9, 415-972-3283
• Grantee Contact
– Larry Chalfan, Zero Waste Alliance, 503-279-9383
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