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| 1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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Epson conforms to RoHS according to which PVCs and BFRs have not been banned. |
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| 2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 1. |
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| 3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012? |
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Epson does not communicate any information on a
chemical use reduction plan, if there is one, on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. |
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| 4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products? |
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See remark for environmental policy question 3. |
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| 5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling? |
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Epson does not mention Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), but it supports the same ideas and principles: "As a producer, Epson fully supports the recycling of our products in line with the European WEEE Directive and has ensured that our responsibilities in meeting this directive are fully met in all European countries... " |
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| 6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold? |
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Epson does provide take-back programs, for example a program for "used Epson laser toner cartridges only". However, it is not clear whether all products can be hand in in all countries and whether these services are free. |
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| 7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025? |
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Epson does not communicate any information on recycled plastic on its website. Sustainability information should be easily accessible for consumers to make responsible choices. |
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