HP designs products to minimize their impact on the environment by reducing or eliminating hazardous materials, using fewer resources, reducing energy consumption and designing for recyclability. This section describes the actions taken for each product family.
Plastics greater than 25 grams have no halogenated flame retardants
No use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) except for cables
No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
Manuals are printed on elementary chlorine free (EFC) bleached virgin or recycled paper or put on CD-ROM to minimize paper use
Many models of PCs are ENERGY STAR® qualified
Standby mode saves significant power by turning off the display and other components. The current session is stored in RAM which allows for quick restarts
Hibernate mode saves more power than standby mode by saving the current session to disk then shutting down
Marking plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams according to ISO 11469 for easier sorting
Eliminating glues and adhesives from product construction where feasible
Using common fasteners
Including snap-in features
Plastic and metal are easily separable for easy dismantling and recycling
Metallized plastic casings are not used
Plastics greater than 25 grams have no halogenated flame retardants
No use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) except for cables
No use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) also known as polybrominated biphenyl oxides (PBDOs)
No use of ozone depleting substances in product manufacturing
Many workstations and servers can be upgraded, or its useful life extended by upgrading the following subsystems:
Manuals are printed on elementary chlorine free (EFC) bleached virgin or recycled paper or put on CD-ROM to minimize paper use
Server manuals default to electronic unless customer requests hardcopy
Marking plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams according to ISO 11469 international standards for easier sorting
Eliminating glues and adhesives from product construction where technically feasible
Using common fasteners
Including snap-in features
Use one type of plastics for front bezel