Latest Greenpeace electronic guide shakes up the competition, kind of
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The latest ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ from Greenpeace, updated for January 2010, still has Finnish cell phone gods Nokia in first place for the most eco-friendly electronics company, followed by Sony Ericsson and Toshiba. Apple is moving up in the ranks in line with their successful green image, while Samsung has plummeted from 2nd to 7th place.
You can check out the cool Guide to Greener Electronics interactive graphic to gauge companies’ progress since August, 2006 and read the entire comprehensive guide on the Greenpeace website.
Still a big issue concerning the eco-friendliness of technology companies is the recycling of e-waste. According to a CNN article:
‘The work often goes on in primitive conditions; cables are burnt to recover the copper wiring and circuit boards cooked in acid baths to recover gold, polluting the environment and causing toxic materials to accumulate in the bodies of people and wildlife.’
–CNN
The Greenpeace guide is great for providing informing about how green electronics producers are, but ultimately the real pressure to reform lies in the hands of those who buy the products – in the form of cold hard cash.
by Graham Land
Additional resources:
Greenest Computer/Electronics Company? Not what you have been led to believe…
FOCUS // CHINA – The Dark Side of Recycling: China’s E-Waste
Graham Land grew up in Washington, D.C., where he was part of the local hardcore punk scene. Through this unique musical movement he became involved in grass roots anti-racist activism, animal rights and Ecology. Since 2000 Graham has lived in Europe, earning an MA in history from Malmö University in Sweden and working as a musician, English teacher, sports therapist, customer service agent and writer. Graham has a podcast with author Saci Lloyd and is currently pretending to work on his first novel.
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