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KLD’s guiding principles and practices to achieve resource conservation, waste reduction, and sustainability overall are summarized below:
- Conduct our activities and operate our facilities within applicable environmental laws and regulations
- Conserve energy and other natural resources
- Reduce, reuse, and recycle waste
- Minimize the production of hazardous waste
- Adopt green procurement practices
- Continue to review and minimize the impacts of our activities
The systems we purchase are Lead-Free, RoHS Compliant, EPEAT Registered, and Energy Star® certified. Energy Star® is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy to protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. There are strict guidelines that must be met and only a limited percentage of products are accepted into the program. Visit www.energystar.gov for more information.
EPEAT, the Electronics Products Environmental Assessment Tool, is an environmental procurement tool designed to help institutional purchasers compare and select desktop computers, laptops and monitors based on their environmental attributes. For more information about EPEATs criteria and rankings, visit www.EPEAT.net.