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thewayneAn organization called EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool registry, is wanting their label removed from lots of HP models that feature Dynamic Security that won't allow users to use non-HP ink in them. The EPEAT standard is for equipment that "... are built with the environment in mind and, more specifically, do not block third-party ink cartridges", something that Dynamic Security, blocking third-party cartridges that promote reduced plastic consumption and landfill use, prevents. EPEAT says Dynamic Security makes a mockery of this endorsement and thus the labels should no longer be applied to printers that have it installed.
Additionally, HP is gaming the system. From the complaint: "OfficeJet 9015e claims 'EPEAT Silver'; however, the corresponding EPEAT Registry describes the registered device as 'HP OfficeJet Pro 9010/9012/9015/9018 All-in-One Printer.' This pattern is repeated across numerous HP devices, many of which are HP+ models that include the letter “e” at the end of their model number. While none of these 'e' models specifically appear in the EPEAT registry, as shown in the table below HP claims EPEAT registration for about half of them.
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The trade group added that the Envy Inspire 7255e and OfficeJet 8034e claim EPEAT registration, but there are no such models registered, even if you get rid of the "e" suffix.
"This blatant greenwashing must be corrected."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/hp-printers-should-have-epeat-ecolabels-revoked-trade-group-demands/
Additionally, HP is gaming the system. From the complaint: "OfficeJet 9015e claims 'EPEAT Silver'; however, the corresponding EPEAT Registry describes the registered device as 'HP OfficeJet Pro 9010/9012/9015/9018 All-in-One Printer.' This pattern is repeated across numerous HP devices, many of which are HP+ models that include the letter “e” at the end of their model number. While none of these 'e' models specifically appear in the EPEAT registry, as shown in the table below HP claims EPEAT registration for about half of them.
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The trade group added that the Envy Inspire 7255e and OfficeJet 8034e claim EPEAT registration, but there are no such models registered, even if you get rid of the "e" suffix.
"This blatant greenwashing must be corrected."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/hp-printers-should-have-epeat-ecolabels-revoked-trade-group-demands/
