Electronics: NWPSC Presentations

NWPSCProduct Stewardship: A Presentation and Dialogue with the NWPSC on Product Stewardship and Electronics (PPT file, 756KB).

Northwest Product Stewardship Council. 

NWPSCGo Green with EPEAT Conference Call

The Northwest Product Stewardship Council, US EPA Region 10 and the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc. sponsored a presentation in August 2006 to introduce the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). This procurement tool can help institutional purchasers in public and private sectors to evaluate and compare desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes.

Topics covered in the presentation include:

  • An Overview of EPEAT: What it is & How to Use it by Scot Case, Program Customer Services Manager, Green Electronics Council
  • A Manufacturer’s Perspective by Carl Eckersley, Environmental Manager, Hewlett-Packard Development Company
  • State Procurement: A Real Life Example by Dmitriy Nikolayev, Environmentally Preferable Product Procurement Program, Massachusetts Operational Services Division
  • Resources Available for Using EPEAT by Patty Dillon, Program Manager, Northeast Recycling Council

 To learn more, visit the Northwest Product Stewardship Council Rating System for Computers and Peripherals.

NWPSC“Listening to Local Governments: A Discussion of Product Stewardship and the Electronic Waste Crisis”

The NWPSC and the Washington Department of Ecology conducted the first in a series of workshops on electronics and product stewardship. The workshop was held on September 5, 2002 and was attended by Western Washington Recycling Coordinators at Evergreen State College.

The slide presentations are available in Microsoft Powerpoint below by clicking on the presentation.