Colorado State University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

http://policylibrary.colostate.edu/policy.aspx?id=513 From the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy: The University will work towards increasing the procurement of electronics with certain environmental attributes (i.e. reduced or no toxic constituents, recycled-content, designed for recycling, reduced materials use, energy efficient, extended product life/upgradeable, remanufactured, etc.). The Purchasing Manual will be updated from time to time to provide references to current, meaningful standards and guidelines for certain product categories (for example, ENERGY STAR rating, Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool [EPEAT] score). Suppliers will be required to deliver the items to the University with energy efficiency and conservation features enabled (i.e. sleep mode, duplex printing, etc.). Refurbishing services may be used in place of new purchases of computer upgrades or electronic equipment.

CSU does not enforce EPEAT printers but does make their purchase a priority. We also have a campus wide program, called Planet Partners, to replace old printers with ENERGY STAR printers (these are not EPEAT printers but do focus on reducing energy consumption). http://wsnet.colostate.edu/cwis191/procurement/PPP.aspx CSU also participates in the State Electronics Challenge; a voluntary program that encourages state, tribal, regional, and local governments, including schools and other public entities, to purchase greener electronic products, reduce the impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.