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

2. 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?
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3. 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”
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4. What is EPEAT? Set of voluntary environmental performance criteria
2) System for identifying and verifying products which meet this criteria
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5. 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
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6. 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.
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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.
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12. 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
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13. 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!
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14. 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!
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15. For more information on
Website
EPA Leads
John Katz, R9,
Holly Elwood, OPPT,
Viccy Salazar, OSW and R10,
Grantee Contact
Larry Chalfan, Zero Waste Alliance,
Changed Viccy’s phone number
Increased font size
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