The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) system is a tool designed to help folks in both the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select electronic products such as desktop and notebook/laptop computers and monitors, based on their environmental attributes.

Desktops, laptops and monitors that meet 23 required environmental performance criteria can be registered in EPEAT and carry one of three ratings; Gold, Silver or Bronze. The better the eco criteria of the product, the better the score.
The green criteria used includes…

Reduction/Elimination of Environmentally Sensitive Materials
Material Selection
Design for End of Life
Product Longevity/Life Extension
Energy Conservation
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Computers aren’t the greenest of products. They’re little (or big) energy hogs and most are made with plenty of non-green materials. If you’ve got a computer you can keep it greener by doing the following…

Buy a laptop vs. a desk top computer: Desk top computers use a lot more energy and materials in general than laptops.
Look for the energy star label: Various computers, printers, and other computer related office equipment now wear the Energy Star label so don’t buy one without it.
Buy small: Only buy as much computer as you need. The smaller the better when it comes to eco-friendliness.
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