At Philips, our HD products are engineered to meet the highest standards for performance while making as little impact on the environment as possible. From the way we use raw materials, to how our products consume energy, to the way they are disposed, we're always looking for ways to be more eco-friendly. Our dream is simple: to impress you with our home entertainment systems without impacting our home – earth.
Here are some of the ways we're doing our part.
From our proprietary dimming technology that reduces power consumption without compromising picture quality to a revolutionary light sensor that adjusts your TV's backlight for power efficiency, our new line of Eco TVs™ is a great example of our commitment to eco-awareness. While all Philips Flat TVs are Energy Star 3.0 compliant, the Eco TVs easily exceed these standards. Now you can save energy, reduce your power bills and enjoy your favorite prime time shows all at once.
It's pretty easy to figure out why we'd want to avoid using hazardous substances and chemicals in our manufacturing process. It's healthier for our employees, our customers and, of course, the environment. So we use only lead-free and ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substance) compliant materials in everything we produce.
While it's important that our products be environmentally-friendly, we also consider our packaging to be an important part of our "eco-responsibility." To that end, 2009 marked an unprecedented reduction in the materials we use in the manufacturing and packaging process. From thinner frames, to grinding and recycling plastic parts from the TV, to stabilizing DVD players so units can ship without styrofoam, these steps add up to a huge leap forward in reducing our impact from our factory to your front door.
The first thing you should know is that every Philips TV is designed to be recycled. In fact, before we put your TV together, we've already thought about how it will come apart. We minimize parts, materials and weight wherever we can, and even have a handy name for the system – EcoDesign. When you decide it's time for a new TV, we want to help you dispose of your old set the right way.
Depending on where you live, there may already be recycling programs and systems in place to make it easy for you to recycle a non-working set.
If your set still works, a quick online search should turn up many organizations, from charities to schools to community centers that would be more than happy to take it off your hands.