Common use of ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS Clause in Contracts

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS. The State of Washington encourages the purchase of products that meet environmental performance standards relating to the reduction and elimination of hazardous materials. The database of all products that currently meet EPEAT criteria are viewable at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. Only products listed as Active in the online EPEAT Registry are considered to have met the EPEAT criteria. Contractor represents and warrants that, during the term of this contract, for any product(s) for which Contractor sought and was awarded an environmental purchasing preference pursuant to RCW 39.26.265 and Washington State Procurement Policy POL-DES-265-00, such product(s) shall have achieved EPEAT Silver or Gold registration that enabled Contractor to be awarded such preference. NON-HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HFCs) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) contribute to climate change and so have an adverse effect on human health and the environment. Accordingly, the State of Washington, through its procurement of goods is trying to minimize the purchase of products that contain HFCs or contain HFCs with a comparatively low global warming potential and to incentivize its vendors to sell products without HFCs. Contractor represents and warrants that, during the term of this Contract, for any product(s) for which Contractor sought and was awarded a purchasing preference pursuant to RCW 39.26.310 and Washington State Procurement Policy DES-POL-310-00, such product(s) shall meet or have less than the HFC level(s) that enabled Contractor to be awarded such preference.