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Congratulations ! You have just purchased a TCO
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approved and labelled product! Your choice has
provided you with a product developed for professional
use. Your purchase has also contributed to reducing the
burden on the environment and also, to the further
development of environmentally adapted electronics
p r o d u c t s .
Why do we have environmentally labelled c o m p u t e r s ?
In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for
encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem,
as far as computers and other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally
harmful substances are used both in the products and during the manufacturing. Since it
has not been possible for the majority of electronics equipment to be recycled in a
satisfactory way, most of these potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter
N a t u r e .
There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption
levels, that are important from the viewpoints of both the work(internal) and
natural(external) environments. Since all methods of conventional electricity generation
have a negative effect on the environment(acidic and climate-influencing emissions,
radioactive waste, etc.), it is vital to conserve energy. Electronics equipment in offices
consume an enormous amount of energy since they are often left running continuously.
What does labelling involve?
This product meets the requirements for the TCO
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international and environmental labelling of personal computers. The labelling scheme was
developed as a joint effort by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional
Employees), Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and
NUTEK (The National Board for Industrial and Technical Development in Sweden).
The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission
of electrical and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.
The environmental demands concern restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals,
brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents,
among other things. The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is
obliged to have an environmental plan which must be adhered to in each country where the
company implements its operational policy.
The energy requirements include a demand that the computer and/or display, after a
certain period of inactivity, shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level in one or
more stages. The length of time to reactivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Labelled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the
reduction of electric and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good
u s a b i l i t y .
On the back page of this folder, you will find a brief summary of the
environmental requirements met by this product. The complete environmental criteria
document may be ordered from:
TCO Development Unit
S-114 94 Stockholm
S w e d e n
Fax: +46 8 782 92 07
Email (Internet) : development @ tco.se
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