HP designs printing and imaging products to minimize their impact on the environment by reducing or eliminating hazardous materials, using fewer resources, reducing energy consumption and designing for recyclability. This section describes the actions taken for each product family.
PCs
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- Plastics greater than 25 grams have no halogenated flame retardants
- No use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) except for cables
- No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
- No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
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- Manuals are printed on elementary chlorine free (EFC) bleached virgin or recycled paper or put on CD-ROM to minimize paper use.
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- Many models of PCs are ENERGY STAR® (PDF file) qualified
- Standby mode saves significant power by turning off the display and other components. The current session is stored in RAM which allows for quick restarts
- Hibernate mode saves more power than standby mode by saving the current session to disk then shutting down
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Servers & Workstations
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- Plastics greater than 25 grams have no halogenated flame retardants
- No use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) except for cables
- No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
- No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
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- Many workstations and servers can be upgraded, or its useful life extended by upgrading the following subsystems:
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- Memory
- Network Connectivity
- Processors
- Power supplies
- Mass storage devices
- System Board
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Versione stampabile
