The European Ecolabel for Personal Computers
The official EU mark for Greener Products
Choose the EU Ecolabel for your Personal Computers if you
want to show your commitment to a better environment. Once its on your products,
the EU Ecolabel guarantees
Reduced energy consumption during
use and stand-by
Limited use of substances harmful to
the environment and health
Reduced use of natural resources by
encouraging recycling
Extended product lifetime through
easy up-grades
Reduced solid waste production
through take-back policy
It can be awarded to personal computers with a
system unit, display and keyboard combined in a
single case which can be used with an internal bat-
tery. This product group also covers devices
equipped with touch screen keyboard. Meet your customers demand
Consumers are today more sensitive
to the protection of the environment. Four out of five European consumers
would like to buy more environmen-
tally friendly products, provided they
are properly certified by an inde-
pendent organisation. With the EU
Ecolabel on your products you offer
them a reliable guide to easily iden-
tify the good environmental perform-
ers available on the market. For a quick test, use the check list on the back! Give your Personal Computers a credible sign of
environmental excellence... Apply for the EU Ecolabel! They said it! 15 million computers are sold each year in Europe. Whether these computers are PCs or laptops, this corresponds to thousands potential
tones of waste per year. The EU Eco-label criteria encourage easy dismantling for easier recycling, thus mini-
mising the environmental impacts of computer waste. Moreover, if only 5 of these computers sold every year in Europe were EU Eco-
labelled personal computers, the energy savings would lead to avoid the emissions of
11220 t of CO2 per year. This is equivalent to the emissions of a car going 1700 times
round the Earth! The EU Eco-label, a high value for your products! Sources the Direct and Indirect Benefits of the EU Eco-label, AEAT, 2004. Ademe, 2005
For more information
on the scheme, its feature, the actors involved, the application process
httpec.europa.euenvironmentecolabel
...
to market your eco-labelled products use our free Ecatalogue... httpec.europa.euecat
on the Personal Computers product group detailed criteria, date of revision
httpec.europa.euenvironmentecolabelecolabelled_productscategoriesportable_computers_en.htm
This is a non exhaustive list of EU Ecolabel criteria requirements. Please see the Official criteria document for full details. Check-list for a first assessment only
Life cycle
step
Manufacturing
Criterion
H a z a r d o u s
s u b s t a n c e s
and mixtures
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
S u b s t a n c e s
listed in ac-
cordance with
Article 59 1
of Regulation
EC
No 19072006
Power
management
Manufacturing
Internal power
supply
Manufacturing Mercury in
fluorescent
lamps
Plastic parts
Manufacturing
Expectations
The product or any part of it does not contain substances identified as substances
of very high concern and included in the list foreseen in Article 59 of Regulation
EC No 12722008 nor substances or mixtures meeting the criteria for classifica-
tion in the hazard classes or categories. Concentration limits for substances meeting criteria or Regulation EC No
19072006 should not exceed 0,1 weight by weight. No derogation from the exclusion in Article 66 maybe given concerning substances
identified as substances of very high concern, present in mixtures, in an article or in
any homogenous part of a complex article in concentrations higher than 0,1 .
Spe-
cific concentration limits apply in case it is lower than 0,1 . Power management settings should be 10 minutes to screen off display sleep 30
minutes to computer sleep. Personal computers with Ethernet capability should have the ability to enable and
disable wake on LAN WOL for sleep mode. Personal computers with Ethernet capability must meet specific requirements. Internal power supplies should meet at least the energy efficiency requirements for
internal power supplies set out by Energy Star v5.0. Mercury or its compounds should not intentionally be added to the backlights of the
computer display. Plastic parts should not contain a chlorine content greater than 50 by weight. Only biocidal products containing biocidal active substances included in Directive
988EC and authorised for use in computers, can be used. Manufacturing Recycled
content
The external plastic case of the system unit, monitor and keyboard should have a post-
consumer recycled content of not less than 10 by mass. Manufacturing
Packaging
Where cardboard boxes are used, they should be made of, at least, 80 recycled
material. Where plastic bags are used for the final packaging, they should be made of, at
least, 75 recycled material or they should be biodegradable or compostable. Energy saving The computer displays energy efficiency performance in active mode and its energy
efficiency performance should exceed the requirements set out by Energy Star v5.0. Please refer to the online criteria document for full details. Specific information should come with the product
Use
Use
Use
Use
End of life
User
instructions
Noise
I n f o r m a t i o n
appearing on
the
EU Ecolabel
User
repairability
End of life
Design for
disassembly
End of life
Lifetime
extension
Energy consumption TEC value in accordance with Energy Star v5.0. End-of-life instructions for the proper disposal of PC andor computer displays at
civic amenity sites or through retailer take-back schemes. Please refer to the online criteria document for full list and details
Noise 40 dBA in idle operating mode. Noise 45 dBA when accessing a hard-disk drive. Optional label with text box contains the following text
High energy efficiency
Designed to facilitate recycling, repair and upgrading
Mercury-free backlights if computer displays
Clear instructions should be provided to the end-user in the form of a manual in
hard or soft copy to enable basic repairs to be undertaken. The applicant should ensure that spare parts are available for at least five years
from the end of production of the PC andor computer monitor. Fixtures within the personal computer should allow for its disassembly especially
for parts containing hazardous substances. Plastic parts should be of one polymer or be of compatible polymers for recycling
and have the relevant ISO 11469 marking if greater than 25g in mass.