EPEAT Declaration

Template Revision March 2011 Conforms to IEEE Std 1680.1 2009 Page 11 of 12
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%).
YES
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).
YES
R
4.8.2.2
Packaging 90% recyclable and
plastics labeled
YES
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)
YES
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