Andre Yoskowitz
12 Jul 2012 23:05
Thanks to Apple's decision to withdraw from an environmental ratings registry, the city of San Fransisco has said it will no longer buy Mac computers with city funds.
Apple has removed its products from EPEAT's (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) registry and will
also stop submitting its products to EPEAT for environmental ratings.
Officials with the San Francisco Department of Environment simply stated that Macs will "no longer qualify" to be purchased with city funds, although waivers can be procured through a long and tedious process.
EPEAT is a non-profit that strives to make it easier to buy environmentally friendly electronics. Most of the major manufacturers like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and Sony are in the registry.
The buying ban will only be on Macs, not iPhones or iPads.