EPEAT Declaration

Template Revision March 2011 Conforms to IEEE Std 1680.1 2009 Page 7 of 9
Table 6 EPEAT Assessment Criteria for Section 4.6 End-Of-Life Management
4.6 End-Of-Life Management
Criteria Description Yes No NA NE Required (R)
or Optional (O)
Comments
4.6.1.1 Annual corporate declaration
criterion: Manufacturer shall
provide a take-back or recycling
service at a competitive price that
meets U.S. EPA’s Plug-In to
eCycling: Guidelines for Materials
Management, published May
2004. This criterion is applicable
only in those regions or countries
for which the product is declared
on the Market Surveillance
Entity’s (MSE’s) Registry.
NA R Final
Manufacturer
Requirement
4.6.1.2 Annual corporate declaration
criterion: An annual audit is
performed of all first, second, and
third tier recyclers’ facilities; this
ensures that the recycler is
complying in full with all Plug-In
Guidelines, as published in May
2004, and with any and all
applicable regulations and laws.
This criterion is dependent on the
region or country and may be
declared by a manufacturer
differently in different regions or
countries.
NA O Final
Manufacturer
Requirement
4.6.2.1 Annual Corporate Declaration
Criterion: Manufacturers shall
provide a rechargeable battery
take-back service at a competitive
price that is equivalent to or
better than that provided by the
Rechargeable Battery Recycling
Corporation (RBRC) [B5]. In the
annual corporate declaration,
manufacturers must explain how
the service applies to products
declared to this standard and
must provide information about
that service. A manufacturer may
provide different information for
different regions or countries
regarding the service and how it
applies to declared products. This
criterion is applicable only in those
regions or countries for which
the product is declared on the
MSE’s Registry.
NA R Final
Manufacturer
Requirement