Sustainability Certification Raises the Bar for Recycled Content in IT Products
STOCKHOLM, April 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
In a step forward for sustainable IT, product certification organization TCO Development announces the first products to meet a new certification for computer displays containing a minimum of 85% post consumer recycled plastics.
The first displays to certify to the new requirement come from Lenovo. A complete listing of certified products( http://79.136.114.89/pls/nvp/!tco_search ) is available on the TCO Development website.( http://tcodevelopment.com )
Stephen Fuller, Business Area Manager for displays at TCO Development comments, "The growing use of recycled materials among IT brands is a positive step toward greater producer responsibility and turning the tide of the e-waste crisis"
The 85% minimum is challenging but achievable as industry initiatives and access to recycled materials improve. Fuller continues; "By introducing requirements for halogen-free plastic as early as 1995, TCO Development has also been able to help ensure a greater supply of uncontaminated plastics suitable for recycling."
Certified displays will offer buyers clear sustainability benefits; less raw materials used, lower pollution and CO2 emissions through primary extraction and manufacturing as well as less material entering the waste stream.
TCO Development advances sustainable IT and is the organisation behind TCO Certified, the third party sustainability certification for IT products. Professional IT purchasers worldwide choose TCO Certified products as part of their sustainable IT strategy. Products achieving TCO Certified meet a broad series of criteria to ensure that manufacturing, use and recycling is carried out with consideration for environmental, social and economic responsibility. TCO Certified is available for displays, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, desktops, all-in-one PCs, projectors and headsets. TCO Development is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with regional presence in North America and Asia.