Go green and clean this summer with the very latest in portable green electronics. Not only will you be making the best choice for the environment but also a better choice in design, performance and energy savings. Here's our top picks and best deals for greening up your recreational electronics this summer.
Green Electronics at Home
Owning green electronics with GREEN-SPECScan reduce 25% of your home energy consumption by as much as 60%. Its also a better choice in technology, performance and manufacturer, providing extended product life, ENERGY STAR™ efficiency, RoHScompliance for reduced or eliminated hazardous materials, reduced waste, better trade-up value, and easier recyclability.
EPEAT registered green computers and LCD monitors are awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze status for compliance with 23 mandatory environmental criteria and an additional 28 optional criteria. So far over 600 product lines have been registered with EPEAT by 21 leading electronics manufacturers.
Green portable electronics offer advanced multi-functionality from designs that use less materials and optimize energy efficiency. However portable devices are also the fastest growing eWaste problem as we tend to upgrade many of them every other year. Make a difference by using rechargeable batteries, buy ENERGY STAR and RoHS compliant accessories and repurpose or recycleyour old ones.
