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education, Dell’s green initiatives, 181 Energy Smart certification, Dell
EEE (electrical and electronic equipment), 22 datacenters, 176
effectiveness metrics, datacenters, 255–257 overview of, 179
efficiency. See also energy efficiency PowerEdge servers, 177
datacenters, 178, 218–219 Energy Star certification, 153–155
Dell environmental goals, 174 computers, 153–155
of HP PCs, 182 datacenter design and, 223
metrics for, 255–257 monitors, 155–159
of power supplies, 17, 231–232 overview of, 153
EICC (Electronic Industry Code of printers, 159
Conduct), 180 scanners, 159
electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), 22 staying green and, 287
electricity Windows OS settings, 60
costs of, 63–64 Environment Canada, 31
Dell’s green initiatives, 181 environmental impact
solar cells used at UWRF, 202 outsourcing, 97–98
Electronic Data Interchange. See EDI paper use, 104
(Electronic Data Interchange) Environmental Protection Agency. See EPA
Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (Environmental Protection Agency)
(EICC), 180 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Electronic Product Environmental checklist for recyclers, 140
Assessment Tool. See EPEAT (Electronic Energy Star program of, 153
Product Environmental Assessment Tool) National Computer Recycling
Electronic Waste Recycling Act (California), Act and, 27
28–29 SmartWay initiative, 179
Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA), 85 EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental
electronics, disposal vs. recycling, 6–7 Assessment Tool)
employees, Wal-Mart’s PSPs (Personal certification of hardware, 151–153
Sustainability Projects), 207–208 overview of, 26–27
End Producer Responsibility (ERP), 9 staying green and, 287
energy equipment
costs of, 63–64 benefits of reusing, 4
datacenter design and, 215–216 buying vs. leasing, 137–138
organizational policies for calculating cooling needs, 66
conserving, 90 checkups, 282
product costs and, 136 disposing of, 6–7
solar cells used at UWRF, 202 disposing of old, 130–131
UWRF conservation programs, 204 preventing recirculation of equipment
energy efficiency. See also power exhaust, 72–73
consumption recycling, 7–8
automated tiered storage, 245 refurbishing, 132–133
Dell initiatives, 174 ERP (End Producer Responsibility), 9
hardware, 151 ESX Server, VMware, 238
power supplies, 222 E.U. (European Union)
servers, 220, 222 recycling practices, 8–9
Wal-Mart initiatives, 210 standards/initiatives. See standards/
initiatives, European