Product Sustainability Fact Sheet

Designed for Sustainability

Amazon is working to make its devices more sustainable, covering their creation, customer use, and eventual retirement.

Carbon Footprint

The total carbon emissions for the eero 7 - 1 pack are 267 kg CO2e.

Recycled Materials

The device is constructed using 67% recycled materials. Specifically, aluminum parts are made from 94% recycled aluminum, and the plastic components utilize 63% post-consumer recycled plastic.

Packaging

The product comes with 100% recyclable packaging. Note that shipping packaging is not included in this assessment.

Trade-in and Recycle

Devices are built for durability. Customers can trade-in or recycle their devices when they are ready, through programs like Amazon Second Chance.

The figures provided apply specifically to the eero 7 - 1 pack, excluding other versions or bundled accessories.

This device is recognized as a Climate Pledge Friendly product. Amazon partners with third-party certifiers and uses its own certifications, such as Compact by Design and Pre-owned Certified, to highlight products meeting sustainability standards.

The product carbon footprint has been certified by SCS Global Services.

Life Cycle

Sustainability is considered across all stages of a device's life cycle, from sourcing raw materials to end-of-life management.

The eero 7 - 1 pack has a total life cycle carbon emission of 267 kg CO2e. This breakdown by stage is approximately:

• Materials and Manufacturing: 8%
• Transportation: 1%
• Product Use: 91%
• End-of-Life: Less than 1%

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impact, such as carbon emissions, associated with all life cycle stages of a product, from raw material extraction through production, use, and disposal.

The product's biogenic carbon emissions are 0.351 kg CO2e, which are included in the total footprint calculation. The total biogenic carbon content is 0.021 kg C.

Materials and Manufacturing

This stage accounts for the extraction, production, and transportation of raw materials, alongside the manufacturing, transport, and assembly of all parts.

Recycled Materials

The device incorporates 67% recycled materials. Plastic components use 63% post-consumer recycled plastic, and aluminum parts are made from 94% recycled aluminum. Amazon integrates recycled fabrics, plastics, and metals into many devices.

Recyclable Packaging

The device packaging is 100% recyclable, with 99% of it being wood fiber-based materials.

Chemical Safety

Through its partnership with ChemFORWARD, Amazon collaborates with industry peers to proactively identify chemicals of concern and safer alternatives.

Suppliers

All assembly sites for this product have achieved UL Zero Waste to Landfill Platinum certification, diverting over 90% of facility waste from landfills. Amazon engages suppliers to increase renewable energy use and reduce manufacturing emissions, with commitments from 49 key suppliers and implementation plans developed for 21.

Transportation

This section covers inbound and outbound transportation, representing average trips from final assembly to Amazon warehouses and then to the customer.

Amazon Commitment

Amazon aims to ship at least 60% of the global inbound volume for products like the eero 7 - 1 pack via non-air modes of transportation over the device's lifetime.

Diversifying Transportation Modes

Decarbonizing transportation is key to meeting The Climate Pledge. Ocean shipping emissions are approximately 95% lower than air transport. Since 2020, Amazon has reduced device transportation emissions by 71% by prioritizing less carbon-intensive modes like ocean, rail, and road.

Product Use

This stage calculates carbon emissions based on the expected energy consumption of the device over its lifetime.

Eco Efficiency Mode

When enabled, the eero gateway device reduces its power consumption, with specific behavior dependent on network conditions and internet service speeds.

End-of-Life

End-of-life emissions are modeled by estimating the ratio of products sent to various disposal pathways, including recycling, combustion, and landfill, along with associated transport and treatment emissions.

Durability

Devices are built to last, undergoing numerous reliability tests simulating everyday wear and tear. Over-the-air software updates are provided to extend device lifespan, reducing the need for frequent replacements.

Trade-in & Recycling

Amazon facilitates device retirement through the Amazon Trade-In program, offering gift cards for old devices. Retired devices are either refurbished and resold or recycled.

Methodology

Amazon measures product carbon footprints to identify reduction opportunities and track progress towards net-zero carbon goals. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models align with international standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard and ISO 14067. The methodology and results are reviewed by the Carbon Trust.

Product Carbon Footprint Components

The product's carbon footprint is calculated across its life cycle stages: materials and manufacturing, transportation, use, and end-of-life. Impacts are estimated using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2021 Global Warming Potential for a 100-year timeframe (GWP100) in CO2 equivalency factors (CO2e).

Two metrics are considered:

• Total carbon emissions across all life cycle stages for one device (in kg CO2e).
• Average carbon emissions per year of use (in kg CO2e/use-year).

Life Cycle Stage Calculations

• Materials and Manufacturing: Emissions calculated from raw material extraction, production, transportation, and final assembly, using supplier data and industry averages.
• Transportation: Estimated emissions based on actual or best-estimated average transportation distances and modes from final assembly to the end customer.
• Use: Emissions calculated from electricity consumption over the device's estimated lifetime, multiplied by grid emission factors. Energy consumption is based on average customer usage patterns across different operating modes.
• End-of-Life: Accounts for emissions from transporting and treating materials destined for recycling, combustion, or landfill.

Footprint Utilization

The carbon footprint helps identify reduction opportunities and communicate progress in Amazon's corporate carbon footprint calculations.

Update Frequency

Product sustainability fact sheets are updated when the estimated carbon footprint increases by more than 10% or due to new information impacting the model inputs. Updates may include design adjustments, energy usage changes, or transportation data revisions.

Definitions

• Biogenic carbon emissions: Carbon released from the combustion or decomposition of biomass or bio-based products.
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A methodology to assess the environmental impact associated with all life cycle stages of a product.

Endnotes

References include SCS Global Services (CERT-SCS-PCFV-10002), Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (https://ghgprotocol.org/productstandard), International Standards Organization (ISO) 14067:2018 (https://www.iso.org/standard/71206.html), and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 (https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6/wg1/IPCC_AR6_WGI_FullReport.pdf).