Green Purchasing and Leasing of Electronics

Green Purchasing

Green purchasing involves buying products (in this case, electronics) based on their impact on the environment. This includes various aspects of the product’s life cycle, such as the materials used to make it, shipping and packaging or how much energy it consumes when in use.

Northwest Product Stewardship Council Green Purchasing Content

• Guide to Environmentally Preferable Computer Purchasing
• Eco-Labels and Product Certifications for Computers, Monitors and Printers

U.S. EPA: ENERGY STAR

The U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR program has information about ENERGY STAR labeled computers, monitors and printers, including criteria and lists of qualifying products:

• Products
• Home Improvement

Leasing

Many computer manufacturers also provide leasing options for their products. Leasing may ultimately extend the useful life of equipment. Here’s a few manufacturer examples:

• Apple
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• NEC
• Sun Microsystems

Information on this page provided in part from: EPA 3 eCycling