Toshiba now have more Gold rated notebooks than any other manufacturer, according to the Green Electronics Council's Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. EPEAT is a benchmark for green electronic devices, and gold status requires meeting certain environmental requirements in eight categories; reduction or elimination of environmentally sensitive materials, materials selection, end-of-life design, product longevity/life cycle extension, energy conservation, end-of-life management, packaging and corporate performance.
Currently the only other manufacturer to have gold certified notebooks is Dell, with its Latitude D630 and Latitude D630 ATG.
Toshiba offers a computer trade-in and recycling program; Recycling Toshiba computers is free, while the company charges a small fee for non-Toshiba computers and other electronic products.
