EPEAT provides Conformity Guidance Materials, available for download by CABs and Participating Manufacturers as guidance to help navigate the verification requirements of EPEAT criteria. Conformity Guidance Materials undergo updates periodically. To keep stakeholders informed of these updates, EPEAT maintains the Conformity Guidance Materials History spreadsheet, which contains updates and versions for each criterion for each product category. Both the Conformity Guidance Materials and their version history can be accessed by logging into your user account at https://epeat.net/resources.
Following are the most recent updates to the Conformity Guidance Materials:
Servers:
Updated the following conformity guidance materials:
- 11.2.1: Added language to dictate that EPEAT Program considers TS-HH-001 (2021) standard to be a qualified electronics recycling standard
Network Equipment:
Published the following Conformity Guidance Materials:
- 4.3.1: Elimination of added heavy metals in packaging
- 4.3.2: Restriction on the use of elemental chlorine as a bleaching age in paper-based packaging materials
- 4.3.3: Restriction on the use of chlorine compounds in processing packaging materials
Updated the following conformity guidance materials:
- 5.6.3: Added language to dictate that EPEAT Program considers TS-HH-001 (2021) standard to be a qualified electronics recycling standard
- 5.6.4: Table for Evidence of Collection Efforts updated for clarification
