How does EPEAT work?
EPEAT consists of two interrelated components: (1) A set of voluntary environmental performance criteria, which is specified in the IEEE 1680 American National Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products standard. The standard identifies 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria. A summary of the IEEE 1680 standard is available here Copies of the full IEEE 1680 standard must be purchased from IEEE. To purchase a copy of IEEE 1680 visit http://shop.ieee.org/ieeestore/ Simply search for 1680. (2) A system for identifying and verifying products meeting the criteria. Products meeting or exceeding all of the 23 required criteria are recognized as EPEAT Bronze products. Products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 14 of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Silver products and products meeting all of the required criteria and at least 21 optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. Manufacturers use an online registration proc
