Congratulations !
You have just purchased a TCO 99 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 products.
Why do we have environmentally labelled computers?
In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for encour
aging 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 Nature.
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) environ
ments. Since all methods of conventional electricity generation have a negative effect on the
environment(acidic and climateinfluencing 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 99 scheme which provides for 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 Tech
nical Development in Sweden). The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergo
nomics, 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 imple
ments 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 mag
netic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.
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
S114 94 Stockholm
Sweden
Fax: +46 8 782 92 07
Email (Internet) : [email protected]
Current information regarding TCO 99 approved and labelled products may also be ob
tained via the Internet, using the address:
http://www.tcoinfo.com/
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