by jbs020710 e3 — February 12, 2010—EPEAT, the green electronics rating system, recently announced that online retailer Amazon.com now has begun providing customers with EPEAT ratings information to enable them to select more environmentally friendly electronic products. More than 800 greener IT products are now tagged with EPEAT information on the Amazon site, a number that will increase as the portfolio of EPEAT-registered products and product types grows.
The EPEAT system evaluates electronic products according to three tiers of environmental performance—Bronze, Silver and Gold—based on a total of 51 environmental criteria. Key benchmarks include elimination of toxic materials, design for recycling, extended product longevity, increased energy efficiency, and availability of takeback and recycling services.
To find EPEAT products at amazon.com, go to the EPEAT page and click on the links to find EPEAT Gold, Silver or Bronze products registered at each of the ratings levels.
EPEAT now includes over 40 manufacturer participants of all sizes registering more than 1000 environmentally preferable products around the world. EPEAT is a purchasing requirement for all U.S. federal agencies, and is integrated into hundreds of government, education, health care and enterprise IT contracts worldwide. Key purchaser profiles, the participating manufacturer list, EPEAT criteria and environmental benefits may be found on the EPEAT Web site.
