“After almost removing itself from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry two years ago, Apple is now leading the charge into the program’s new Tablets/Slates category,” Kelly Hodgkins reports for MacRumors.
“As of today, Apple’s four iPad models account for 134 of the 135 tablets on the list, although the number of entries appear to be growing nearly by the minute,” Hodgkins reports. “While Apple is represented by the various configurations of the iPad Air, the iPad mini, the iPad with Retina display and the iPad mini with Retina display, the sole non-iPad model currently on the list is the Dell Venue 11 Pro.”
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“Apple has a bit of a rocky history with EPEAT, notifying the environmental assessment service in 2012 that it was withdrawing its products from the registry. At the time, Apple cited “changes in its design direction which were no longer consistent with the EPEAT requirements” as the reason for this removal request,” Hodgkins reports. “EPEAT responded with a pledge to work with Apple and possibly adapt its judging standards to be more compatible with the company’s cutting edge product designs.”
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