As concern swells around Apple opting out of the EPEAT registry, however Apple products are superior in other important environmental areas not measured by EPEAT.
Apple responded to criticism today
for pulling its products from
a green-electronics certification registry. Apple said it uses rigorous
environmental standards to measure its devices, many of which are not used by
the certification registry. This registry is called EPEAT and was created by the U.S. government's Environmental
Protection Agency and several device manufacturers (including Apple). EPEAT
lists products certified to be recyclable and energy efficient.
Here's what Apple's spokesperson Kristin Huguet told The
Loop:
