2016 EPEAT Purchaser Award – 2 Stars

The City of Durango purchases EPEAT-registered computers, displays and televisions.

• Reduce use of primary materials by 64.2 metric tons, equivalent to the weight of 2 tractor-trailer 18-wheelers
• Avoid the disposal of 434 kg of hazardous waste, equal to the weight of 4 refrigerators
• Eliminate the equivalent of one U.S. household’s solid waste for 10 months—1.5  metric tons
• Avoidance of 254 kg of water pollutant emissions

Energy-Related Savings

EPEAT’s requirement that registered products meet, and often exceed, the latest ENERGY STAR specifications means these products will consume less energy throughout their useful life, resulting in:

• Savings of 179,000 kWh of electricity—enough to power 14 U.S. homes for a year
• Reduction of 31.6 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions— equivalent to taking  23 average U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year
• $18,500 in lifetime cost savings