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Greenpeace lists green devices
Sony-Ericsson and Sony’s notebook computer came out on top in a study by Greenpeace on green electronic devices.
Zeina Al-Hajj, a Greenpeace member, said the group is concerned about the 20 million to 50 million in electronic waste that the world produces every year. She told PC World we’re building “an Eiffel Tower of waste every 70 hours.”
What we’re talking about is toxic waste such as lead, beryllium, PVC and brominated fire retardants. The group wants manufacturers to switch to more environmentally friendly materials that can be recycled.
Too bad Microsoft and Nintendo were among the companies that didn’t reply or respond in time for the survey. That means many video-game consoles weren’t even factored into the report.
The way we swap out cellphones every few months to get the latest functions or the coolest designs, Greenpeace has a lot to worry about.
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By Dan
March 13, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Greenpeace would be 100% irrelevant if they weren’t so dangerous
By Joe
March 16, 2008 7:56 AM | Link to this
Maybe we wouldn’t be going through so many environmentally friendly materials if Greenpeace’s friends that call themselves “ELF” would stop burning and destroying everything.
By John
March 16, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
People don’t typically agree with Greenpeace’s means to an end, and I understand that point of view. That being said, untold daily destruction of the environment, a “war” if you will, occurs while nobody bothers to pay attention or care. At least Greenpeace gets people to even pay attention.