San Francisco no longer buys Apple products

Despite the fact that Cupertino is located a few miles from San Francisco, the residents of this city’s organizations in this city will no longer purchase Apple devices. And all because of environmental standards for electronics.

There is such an organization - Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), it sets environmental standards for electronics. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple asked EPEAT to remove all its 39 devices from the green list. After all, only the devices that the user can easily disassemble (to separate the toxic element (battery, for example) from the rest of the parts) meet the EPEAT standards. And new devices from Apple, if they are subject to analysis, then with the help of scrap and some kind of mother. Therefore, they do not fit the standard green list.

San Francisco policy, on the other hand, requires that the city only uses electronics that are 100% compliant with EPEAT requirements.
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Melanie Natter, Director of Environmental Protection:
“We are disappointed that Apple abandoned EPEAT standards.” Perhaps the fact that the city is no longer able to buy their products will force them to reconsider their views. "

On the other hand, there is no particular damage to the city - it was not noticed in applefeliness, and Maki make up 1-2% of all municipal computers in the city. With other products, the situation is about the same - in 2010, the city spent about $ 4 million on computers and mobile devices, including $ 57,579 on Apple equipment.

And in San Francisco, there is Chris Geiger. He also works in the Department of Environmental Protection. And hopes to extend the influence of EPEAT to other cities that still do not follow their standards one hundred percent.

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