GREEN IT NEWS & RESOURCES

PC Professional is dedicated to providing our clients with the latest news and resources to assist with their own green initatives. PC Professional utlizes its experience and partnerships to provide resources and access to solutions that not only are environmentally friendly but cost effect as well.

 

10 WAYS TO GREEN IT

We've all heard about the importance of going green to improve energy effeiency and environmental responsibility, but where do you start? If you are new to "Green IT" or exploring opportunities for cost-savings, please contact us to request a copy of the white paper "10 Ways to Green IT .

10 Ways to Green IT - Contact us to get a copy of this document

 

GREEN PRODUCT SOURCING

PC Professional has signed on as an EPEAT reseller. EPEAT is a system to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT also provides a clear and consistent set of performance criteria for the design of products, and provides an opportunity for manufacturers to secure market recognition for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products.

Download a guid to the EPEAT Certified Products PC Professional Offers

 

EWASTE RECYCLING SERVICES

PC Professional utilizes e-waste recyclers that are certified by the State of California and have committed to providing responsible e-waste recycling services. One of our highlighted partners is GreenCitizen

GreenCitizen provides convenient, safe and accountable solutions that make it easy for individuals and organizations to help save the environment from harmful electronic waste.

TOTAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Today the electronics de-manufacturing and recycling industry lacks standards and accountability. At GreenCitizen, recycled items are tracked through the entire de-manufacturing process to provide full accountability for the safe disposal of all toxins. With our accountability system, manufacturers, retailers, environmentalists and government are able to measure the success of their investments and efforts to support electronics recycling.

RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING /SAFE DISPOSAL

At GreenCitizen, 100% of what you give us is truly recycled. Components that can be recycled are, and toxic elements are disposed of safely. By reusing glass, plastic, aluminum and heavy metals (like lead, copper and mercury), recycling averts the energy use and pollution linked with mining and drilling for new materials.

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RESOURCES

Energy Star Certified IT Equipment

State of California Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Best Practices Manual

The Green Grid - The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems

e-Stewards Sustainable and Socially Just e-Waste Recycling Locator

Green Technology Magazine - Strategy and leadership for clean and sustainable communities

 

OUR PARTNERS GREEN SOLUTIONS

IBM: Express Asset Recovery Solutions

IBM: Video-Project Big Green - innovations to enable leading edge energy efficiency solutions

IBM: White Paper-Managing Server Energy Consumption Using PowerExecutive

MICROSOFT: Windows Server 2008 Evaluation and Hyper - V Release Canidate

MICROSOFT: Virtualization Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator

MICROSOFT: Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop

XEROX: *NEW: SUSTAINABILITY CALCULATOR - Proprietary software tool that measures the overall impact a company's document technologies have on the environment.

XEROX: Create a Greener Office White Paper

XEROX: Environmental Solutions that Work

XEROX: Solid Ink's Environmental Benefits (PDF)

SYMANTEC: 2007 Green Data Center Report

COMPELLENT TECHNOLOGIES: White Paper-Compellent's Green Advantage

 

 

 
 
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