September 15, 2011
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Green Smartphone, RoHS, NSF Suit, Low-Flow Toilet Bill
Samsung’s Evergreen, a smartphone for “environmentally conscious” consumers (pictured left), has earned platinum accreditation from UL Environment’s Sustainable Product Certification standard, the company announced. The smartphone, available to AT&T customers, meets RoHS standards, including being free of PVC, BFR and beryllium, is powered by an Energy Star qualified charger and is made from 70 percent recycled post-consumer plastics.
National toilet manufacturers said this week that they support Denver utility managers in their push to convince the Colorado Legislature to set a statewide toilet standard of 1.28 gallons per flush, The Denver….
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