EPEAT (US) Benefits Snapshot

For every 1,000 EPEATTM Silver registered desktops purchased, & discarded units recycled:

• Energy use by 1.2 million kWh = electricity to power 101 US households annually

• Greenhouse gas emissions by 90 MTCE = removing 71 passenger cars from the road per year

• Hazardous waste by 17 metric tons

• Toxic materials, incl. lead & mercury, by 340 pounds

• Municipal solid wastes by 34.7 metric tons = waste generated by 18 US households annually