Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
Encyclopedia
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a method for consumers to evaluate the effect of a product on the environment
. It ranks products as gold, silver or bronze based on a set of environmental performance criteria.
It is managed by the Green Electronics Council.
Environment (biophysical)
The biophysical environment is the combined modeling of the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables, parameters as well as conditions and modes inside the Earth's biosphere. The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories:...
. It ranks products as gold, silver or bronze based on a set of environmental performance criteria.
It is managed by the Green Electronics Council.
External links
- Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
- EPEAT at the United States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...