PE Int'l Collaborates to Develop North America's First Printer, Imaging Device Product Category Rules

Product Category Rules (PCRs) establish parameters and an approach for assessing the environmental footprint of a product with life cycle assessment methodology. The rules help provide a framework to ensure that common metrics are reported among manufacturers when they provide environmental information. The new printer and imaging device rules will ultimately influence products' green position in the marketplace and facilitate participation in indexes and directories, like EPEAT, the green electronics ratings system.