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EPEAT certification: Apple pulls its products, puts them back, and prompts debate
Apple controversially removed 39 of its products from environmental impact rating group EPEAT's registry, prompting a backlash from environmental groups and the San Francisco government. While the company has decided to re-join the registry, the attention it's drawn is leading EPEAT to take a closer look at the production methods used in the burgeoning thin and light laptop market.
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July 18, 2012
EPEAT researching thin and light laptops to clear up ambiguities on glue use
EPEAT is beginning a 4-week period of information gathering to fix "broad ambiguities" in its Conformity Assessment Protocols. The "surveillance" is primarily concerned with new production techniques used for thin and light laptops, such as the increased use of adhesives.
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July 13, 2012
Apple returns to EPEAT environmental impact rating group: 'I recognize that this was a mistake'
Apple returns to EPEAT environmental certification program
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July 10, 2012
San Francisco government to stop buying Apple products after company drops 'green' certification (update)
The City of San Francisco has said it will no longer use public funds to buy Apple products after the company removed its products from the EPEAT 'green' certification program.
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July 6, 2012
Apple pulls its products from EPEAT 'green' certification registry
Apple has pulled its products from the EPEAT 'green' product registry, telling the organization that its new design direction was not compatibly with EPEAT standards.