Green Technology

HP rp5700 PC achieves gold status for the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).  EPEAT-registered electronic products will become 95 percent of all federal agency purchases, positioning HP as a green computing leader in the marketplace.  The Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is used to rank computer desktops, laptops and monitors based on their environmental attributes. The three-tiered EPEAT rating system includes 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria, such as the reduction or elimination of environmentally sensitive materials and energy conservation.   ..

... "The HP rp5700 Long Lifecycle Business Desktop PC was created with the environment in mind inside and out. Built with 95 percent recyclable components and a tool-less chassis design for quick and easy disassembly by hand, both the system and the packaging it comes in are easier to recycle. Plastic components in the system are made on average of at least 10 percent post-consumer recycled plastics, and the outer packaging contains at least 25 percent post-consumer recycled cardboard. Also designed for improved energy efficiency, the rp5700 desktop features a standard, 80 percent efficient power supply that is up to 15 percent more efficient than standard power supplies – reducing both overall energy usage and the amount of waste heat released into the environment.

HP lab tests have found that the rp5700 desktop PC, in its maximum energy-efficient configuration and paired with an HP flat panel monitor, may help customers save as much as 80 percent in power consumption over previous generation systems using CRT monitors. In addition to the EPEAT-Gold registration, the rp5700 platform meets or exceeds several other environmental standards, such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for post-consumer recycled content in packaging; and the European Union’s RoHS. " ...

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