Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Added copyright Presentation to the IEEE Standards Advisory Board By John Katz, EPA June 8, 2005

Why ? 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 Suggestion: Take off/improve visual Edits done: delete bullet “existing US & international programs not meeting needs….” added bullet: env benefit added “green” to 2nd bullet – is this acceptable? If not, what? © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

What is ? 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. Suggestion – Delete “in the public and private sectors” © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

What is EPEAT? Set of voluntary environmental performance criteria 2) System for identifying and verifying products which meet this criteria © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Development Team Participants Institutional Purchasers Manufacturers Trade Associations Non-Profit &Advocacy Organizations Government Recyclers Academia Changes: Categories of participants to be consistent Moved specific organization to notes section Institutional purchasers -GATX, Pitney Bowes, States of Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Oregon, City of Seattle, US Department of Interior, EPA & Federal Electronics Challenge Manufacturers - - Apple, Dell, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Sharp Trade Associations – EIA, IAER Government – federal, state, and local Advocacy organizations -Center for a New American Dream, H2E, INFORM, Northeast Recycling Council, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Recyclers - Noranda, United Recycling, Waste Management Academia - NJIT, Tufts, University of Tennessee © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Basic Features Voluntary participation Market recognition for qualified products Life cycle environmental attributes Easy to use tool for purchasers Builds on US & international requirements and standards E.g., Energy Star®, RoHS, IT Eco-Declaration Self declaration with spot verification Minimal delay in time to market Credible, verifiable outcomes Scaleable to other products Edits made: first bullet – added “participation” 3rd bullet – changed to “life cycle environmental attributes” Further Suggestions: Delete slide ? Add: consistent standards for manufacturers; flexible to promote innovation Comment by LC: The second slide should probably give more details of what EPEAT is. © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

EPEAT Environmental Performance Categories Environmentally Sensitive Materials Materials Selection Design for End of Life Product Longevity/Life Cycle Extension Energy Conservation End of Life Management Corporate Performance Packaging © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Award Structure Three tiers of environmental performance – Bronze, Silver and Gold Bronze: 22 mandatory criteria in 8 performance categories Silver: All mandatory criteria plus at least 16 optional Gold: All mandatory criteria plus at least 25 optional criteria Deleted “22” from silver & gold description © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

System – How It Will Work 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 Bullet 3 – delete “EPEAT” before criteria © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Who’s Interested in Using ? Department of Interior – Market Survey State of Massachusetts –Bid Spec reserves option to specify EPEAT when products available State of California…. FEC – added detail to demonstrate significance Added State of Oregon State of Oregon…. Federal Electronics Challenge partners …11 Federal Agencies representing 87% of Federal IT budget….ready & waiting © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Implementation Status Finalizing Criteria by: Selecting ANSI accredited standards development organization to manage public comment period Creating System for Product Identification,Verification by: Identifying and selecting Host Organization (RFP out Spring 2005) Developing business and funding plans Promoting EPEAT in the manufacturing and purchasing communities Developing web-based interface for product qualification Launch expected early 2006 Added second bullet on ANSI Increased font size to 20. © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

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 Added “evaluate” to first bullet © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

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 for the environment and public health! © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

Benefits to IEEE of Finalizing EPEAT Criteria Gain ANSI electronics environmental performance standards “real estate” Get publicity for your standards development work Get sales of the EPEAT Standard Help green the electronics manufacturing industry! © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.

For more information on Website www.epeat.net EPA Leads John Katz, R9, 415-972-3283 Holly Elwood, OPPT, 202-564-8854 Viccy Salazar, OSW and R10, 206-553-1060 Grantee Contact Larry Chalfan, Zero Waste Alliance, 503-279-9383 Changed Viccy’s phone number Increased font size © Zero Waste Alliance, 2005.