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The following references are included
in IEEE 1680 and are essential for conformance with the Standard. These
references are of two types:
D
Documents provided on this EPEAT web site – This includes
documents that are identified in IEEE 1680 by a specific version, and thus the
applicable version may not, over time, be available on other web sites. The
specific version must be referred to in declaring a product. Clicking
on the file name will download the document.
W
Web links provided – This includes documents that are
referenced in IEEE 1680 by their latest or current version. The
available version may be updated or revised over time, but it is the latest
version that must be used in declaring a product. Clicking on the web link will take you to the source’s
web site.
In addition, some informational
references, which are not essential for declaration of a product to the
Standard, but may be helpful, are provided at the end.
IEEE 1680 References – Documents (D) and Web Links (W)
Biobased
Materials
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ASTM, D6866-04a, Test Methods for Determining the Biobased
Content of
Natural
Range
Materials Using Radiocarbon and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Analysis.
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2
o
ASTM publications are available from the American Society for
Testing and Materials,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
PA 19428-2959,
USA, or online at
http://www.astm.org/.
W
U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002,
Section 9002—Federal procurement of biobased products. Pub. L. 107-171
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2
o
Information available online at
http://www.ers.usda.gov/
W
U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for
Federal Procurement. Federal Register,
11 Jan 2005:
1792-1812.24
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2
o
This Federal Register document is available at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Electronics
Recycling Guidelines
D
U.S. EPA, Plug-In To eCycling: Guidelines for Materials
Management (May 2004).
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.6.1.1 and 4.6.2.2
o
File:
EPA_Plug_in_Guide.pdf
ENERGY
STAR®
W
U.S.
EPA, ENERGY STAR®
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.5.1.1 and 4.5.1.2
o
U.S. EPA Energy Star publications are available at:
http://www.energystar.gov/
Environmental
Management Systems and Reporting Guidelines
W
European Union. The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.7.2.1 and 4.7.2.2
o
EMAS publications of the European Union are available from the
Environment section of the portal Web site of the European Union at
http://www.eu.int/comm/environment/emas/index_en.htm
D
GRI, Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, 2002
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.7.3.1 (Note – this criterion
references the 2002 version which is provided on this web site)
o
File:
GRI_Guidelines.pdf
W
GRI, Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.7.3.2 (Note – this criterion
references the GRI Guidelines in their latest version.)
o
GRI guidelines are available from the Global Reporting
Initiative at: http://www.globalreporting.org/.
W
ISO 14001, Environmental management systems—Requirements with
guidance for use.
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.7.1.1, 4.7.2.1 and 4.7.2.2
o
ISO publications are available from the ISO Central
Secretariat, Case Postale 56, 1 rue de Varembé, CH-1211, Genève 20,
Switzerland/ Suisse (http://www.iso.ch/).
o
ISO publications are also available in the United States from
the Sales Department, American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd
Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036, USA (http://www.ansi.org/).
D
U.S.
EPA, National Environmental Performance Track Annual Performance Report.
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.7.2.2 and 4.7.3.1
o
File:
EPA_PT_Prog_guide.pdf
D
U.S.
EPA, National Environmental Performance Track Application (7 March 2006).
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.7.2.2 and 4.7.3.1
o
Files:
EPA_Application_Form_10_6_2005.pdf and
EPA_APP_Instructions_10_6_2005.pdf
Environmentally
Preferable – Definition
W
U.S.
Executive Order 13101, Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention,
Recycling, and Federal Acquisition.
o
Referenced in definition: 3.1.5
o
U.S Executive Order publications are available at:
http://www.ofee.gov/eo/eo.htm
European
Union Directives
D
Battery Directive,
European Union, European Council Directive 91/157/EEC of the Council of the
European Communities of 18 March 1991 on batteries and accumulators containing
certain dangerous substances.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.1.7.1
o
File:
EU Battery Directive 1991.pdf
o
European Union Directives are also available at:
http://europa.eu.int
D
Battery Directive,
European Union, European Commission Directive 98/101/EC of
22 December 1998
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and
accumulators containing certain dangerous substances.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.1.7.1
o
File:
EU
Battery
Directive 1998.pdf
o
European Union Directives are also available at:
http://europa.eu.int
W
Directive for Classification
of Dangerous Substances, European Council Directive 67/548/EEC of the
European Council of
27 June 1967
on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous
substances.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.1.6.2
o
European Union Directives are available from the portal Web
site of the European Union at: http://europa.eu.int. This
Directive is referenced on the EU web site because it has numerous amendments.
D
RoHS Directive,
European Union, European Council Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.1.1.1 and 4.1.4.1
o
File: EU RoHS Directive.pdf
o
European Union Directives are also available at:
http://europa.eu.int
o
Further information available at U.K. Department of Trade and
Industry, RoHS Regulations, Government Guidance Notes:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/
D
WEEE Directive,
European Union, European Council Directive 2002/96/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE).
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.3.1.5, 4.3.1.8 and 4.3.1.9
o
File:
EU WEEE Directive.pdf
o
European Union Directives are also available at:
http://europa.eu.int
IEEE
Standards
W
IEEE Std 1394TM, IEEE Standard for High Performance Serial Bus
Bridges
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.4.2.1
o
IEEE standards are trademarks of the
Institute
of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc.19
o
IEEE publications are available from the
Institute
of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc.,
445
Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331,
USA
(http://standards.ieee.org/).
Packaging
Recycled Content Guidelines
W
U.S.
EPA, Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG).
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.8.3.2
o
U.S. EPA publications are also available at:
http://www.epa.gov/cpg/.
Plastic
Marking
W
ISO 11469:2000, Plastics—Generic identification and marking of
plastics products.
o
Referenced in criteria: 4.3.1.4 and 4.3.2.2
o
ISO publications are available from the ISO Central
Secretariat, Case Postale 56, 1 rue de Varembé, CH-1211, Genève 20,
Switzerland/ Suisse (http://www.iso.ch/).
o
ISO publications are also available in the United States from
the Sales Department, American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd
Street, 13th Floor,
New York, NY
10036, USA
(http://www.ansi.org/).
Plastic
Resin – Compatibility of Paints and Coatings for Recycling
D
U.S. Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) Plastics Task Force .
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.3.1.2
o
File:
FEC_Plastics_Recommendations.pdf
o
The entire relevant text from this document as it relates to
this criterion is included in definition 3.2.2 “compatible” in IEEE Standard
1680. The FEC document contains other material relative to FEC and is provided
for background only.
W
ASTM D256-05, Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod
Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics.
o
Referenced in definition: 3.2.2
o
ASTM publications are available from the American Society for
Testing and Materials,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
PA 19428-2959,
USA, or online at
http://www.astm.org/.
Rechargeable
Batteries
W
Rechargeable
Battery
Recycling Corporation (RBRC),
Battery
Recycling Program.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.6.2.1
o
Information available online at:
http://www.rbrc.org/
“Recyclable”
and “Reusable” – Use of the Terms
W
U.S.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing
Claims.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.8.2.2
o
Referenced in definitions: 3.1.13 and 3.1.17
o
U.S. FTC publications are available at:
http://www.ftc.gov/
Toxics
in Packaging
W
Council of Northeast Governors (CONEG), Model Legislation for
Toxics in Packaging.
o
Referenced in criterion: 4.8.1.1
o
Referenced in definition: 3.1.7
o
This compilation of model legislation was developed by CONEG
and is administered by the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH). TPCH
publications are available online at:
http://www.toxicsinpackaging.org/
Informational References
The following references are
provided for informational purposes only.
·
The Blue Angel Environmental Label: German Federal Ministry of
the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, and the German Federal
Environmental Agency
o
Information available online at:
http://www.blauer-engel.de/
·
U.S.
Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), How to Buy
Products with Low Standby Power.
o
U.S. Department of Energy publications are available at:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/
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