The International standards and conformity assessment body IEC has published a technical specification for a standardized laptop charger, which it hopes will be adopted globally.
Described as the first "globally relevant" specification for a single external charger for a wide range of portable computers and laptops, the proposal covers critical aspects of external chargers for notebook computers, their connector and plug, as well as safety, interoperability, performance and environmental considerations.
A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers would be a major step in lowering e-waste. The organization estimates that the total e-waste related to all kinds of chargers of information technology devices exceeds half a million tons each year; the equivalent of 500 000 cars.
The new IEC Technical Specification opens the way to a "significant and very real reduction of e-waste" related to power supplies and will allow consumers to use a single external charger with a wide range of notebook computers, IEC said. This will also make it much easier for external chargers to be reused or replaced when needed.
IEC stressed that it "cooperates with a wide range of organizations" when trying to get its standards agreed by manufacturers.
IEC general secretary and CEO Frans Vreeswijk said "The IEC International Standards for the universal charger for mobile phones has been widely adopted by the mobile phone industry and is already starting to help reduce e-waste. A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers is the next step in lowering e-waste and its impact on our planet."
Described as the first "globally relevant" specification for a single external charger for a wide range of portable computers and laptops, the proposal covers critical aspects of external chargers for notebook computers, their connector and plug, as well as safety, interoperability, performance and environmental considerations.
A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers would be a major step in lowering e-waste. The organization estimates that the total e-waste related to all kinds of chargers of information technology devices exceeds half a million tons each year; the equivalent of 500 000 cars.
The new IEC Technical Specification opens the way to a "significant and very real reduction of e-waste" related to power supplies and will allow consumers to use a single external charger with a wide range of notebook computers, IEC said. This will also make it much easier for external chargers to be reused or replaced when needed.
IEC stressed that it "cooperates with a wide range of organizations" when trying to get its standards agreed by manufacturers.
IEC general secretary and CEO Frans Vreeswijk said "The IEC International Standards for the universal charger for mobile phones has been widely adopted by the mobile phone industry and is already starting to help reduce e-waste. A single power supply covering a wide range of notebook computers is the next step in lowering e-waste and its impact on our planet."
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