EPEAT Declaration

Template Revision March 2011 Conforms to IEEE Std 1680.1 2009 Page 9 of 9
Table 8 EPEAT Assessment Criteria for Section 4.8 Packaging
4.8 Packaging
Criteria Description Yes No NA NE Required (R)
or Optional (O)
Comments
4.8.1.1 Reduction/elimination of
intentionally added toxics in
packaging:
Heavy metals shall not be
intentionally added to any
packaging or packaging component,
with the exception of the recycled
content exemption cited in
References and details. For
incidental presence, the sum of the
concentration levels of lead,
cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent
chromium present in any package
or packaging component shall not
exceed 100 ppm by weight
(0.01%).
NE R
4.8.2.1 Separable Packing Materials:
Product criterion: Non-reusable
packaging components larger than
25 g shall be separable. All the
packaging materials shall be able to
be segregated into like materials
without the use of tools (i.e., need
to be able to have all the cardboard
separable from the foams that are
separable from the plastic bags).
NE R
4.8.2.2 Packaging 90% recyclable and
plastics labeled
NE O
4.8.3.1 Manufacturer declares whether
packaging contains recycled
content or does not. Manufacturer
also declares approximate recycled
content (by weight or volume
specified by manufacturer)
NE R
4.8.3.2 Packaging shall meet or exceed the
minimum postconsumer content for
respective packaging in the U.S.
EPA CPG over the course of a year
using a weighted average. See
Table 1 within the IEEE Standard.
NA O Final
Manufacturer
Requirement
4.8.4.1 Provision of take-back program for
packaging
NA O Final
Manufacturer
Requirement
4.8.5.1 Documentation of reusable
packaging
NA O Final
Manufacturer
Requirement