Environmental Impact
A company, no matter how large or small, cannot function without keeping in mind the impact its products and services have on the environment and communities that sustain their business.
AOC stands as a seasoned corporation that understands the importance of creating products that fit into the digital lifestyles of today’s consumers, but does so by creating packaging out of recyclable material and engineering products that consume less power than ever before. Today’s advances in technology allow for the manufacturing of incredibly powerful, crystal clear and thin displays that consume only a fraction of the power their much bulkier and fuzzier counterparts once consumed.
AOC is leading the way in developing environmentally friendly product materials, while still keeping its promise to consumers that products baring the AOC brand will be of the highest quality in both performance and design.
Virginia
Virginia's Computer Recovery and Recycling Act was signed into law and goes into effect on July 1, 2009. The law requires manufacturers to provide Virginia household consumers with free and reasonably convenient collection, re-use and recycling opportunities for certain devices. The program will accept the following devices, covered under the Virginia law.
- Monitors
The list of Envision Peripherals, Inc. owned brands of monitors is as follows.
- AOC
- Envision
As part of Virginia's Computer Recovery and Recycling Act, manufacturers are required to post annual recovery program reports on their websites. Envision Peripherals, Inc. annual reports are provided below, indicated by program year.
To find out more how to recycle your AOC and Envision products in Virginia, please visit http://www.mrmrecycling.com/collection_va.htm.
EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment)
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a system based on IEEE 1680 - 2006 environmental performance standard to evaluate how “green” the electronic products are. Currently, EPEAT covers desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors.
Recognizing the environmental impacts become growingly essential, both purchasers and manufacturers are seeking for standard environmental rules to define a “green” product. EPEAT meets the needs of both parties. With its standard criteria, purchasers can compare products while manufacturers know how to get “green” with their products design. The products with EPEAT logo are considered as “green” product for reducing the environmental impact. Under The Federal Acquisition Regulations, all Federal agencies must purchase at least 95% EPEAT-registered products in all relevant electronic product categories.
For more information about EPEAT, please visit: www.epeat.net.
For details of AOC products winning EPEAT awards, please visit: http://www.epeat.net/SearchResults.aspx?status=1&manufacturer=77
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
You can make your AOC monitors even more environmental-friendly by powering them with renewable energy sources. The Solar PowerPac II power system from Advanced Energy Group can be purchased as your optional energy source. For more information please visit Advanced Energy Group.
AOC GREEN PACKAGING
Every AOC monitor is manufactured to meet the most stringent green standards; in addition, the packaging of AOC monitors is also developed with those same standards in mind. One such standard is the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
About AOC Monitor’s Packaging Recycling Program
In order to conserve natural resources and minimize landfill usage, we ask you to please recycle your monitor carton and filler materials properly. If you are not able to dispose of the packaging material in an appropriate recycling facility, AOC monitor will recycle the foam filler material and cardboard carton of your packaging for you. Simply return your empty carton and foam filler material to the following address:
AOC Monitor TRI Products, Inc.
5649. Peck Road,
Arcadia, CA 91006
*Only packagings of AOC EPEAT Gold Monitors will be accepted.
About Packaging and Packing Waste Directive
In 1994, The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (Directive 94/62/EC) was inacted. According to the Directive, packaging material should meet the standard of minimum weight and volume to ensure safety and customer acceptance including concentration levels of lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and mercury which are not exceeded limits in packaging or packaging components. Any material used for containing, protecting, handling, delivery and presentation of any type of goods is considered as packaging material.
An amendment to the directive was introduced in 2004, adding new requirements for packaging waste reuse (a minimum of 60% of packaging waste must be recovered for further use) and energy recycling (55%~80% of all packaging waste must be recycled).
"Advances in display technology should not be setbacks for our environment. We take great pride in offering Energy Star certified products and launching new technologies, such as our ultra-thin WLED displays, that offer improved performance, while requiring fewer materials for development and less energy for use."