What is the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing?

The Law on Promoting Green Purchasing

The Law on Promoting Green Purchasing, more properly the “Law on Promotion of Purchasing of Environmentally Friendly Products by the National and Other Governments,” was passed May 24, 2000 and came into effect April 1, 2001. The law requires all local public bodies, business operators, citizens and manufacturers affiliated with national, prefectural and municipal governments and their agencies to move toward green purchasing, to help create a society capable of sustainable development.

*Green purchasing is the practice of considering carefully whether you really need the product or service you are purchasing, and considering its environmental impact along with the usual criteria of price, quality, convenience and design. Purchasers are encouraged to seek out products with the least environmental impact (such as Eco Mark products).

Green Purchasing Criteria

I-O DATA product categories that conform to the criteria of the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing are as follows.

Hard disk drives

The energy consumption rate must not exceed the criterion2 for each category1.

1. Stand-alone disk drives are classified according to the disk size and number of disks.
Disk size: 2 categories: 75mm+ and 40–74mm
Number of disks: 3 categories: 1 disk, 2–3 disks, 4+ disks Total 2 ´ 3 = 6 categories

2. The formula to be used is shown for each category. Entering the disk speed into the formula yields the criterion value. If the actual energy consumption rate (unit: W/Gbyte) is lower than the calculated criterion value, the product meets the criterion.

Displays

Displays must satisfy all of the following criteria.
(1) Power consumption during energy-saving mode is 15W or less.
(2) Power consumption during deep sleep mode is 8W or less.
(3) When disk action resumes, the display immediately returns to the usable state.

OA filters (for desktop (CRT and LCD) monitors)
If the main materials in the product (other than metals) are plastics, recycled plastic must comprise 40% or more of total weight.