Ranking electronics makers
What kind of harmful chemicals are lurking in my PC or mobile phone? I think most of us are just hoping the companies are being responsible, and avoiding polluting the environment. Right?
Greenpeace has launched its Guide to Greener Electronics (pdf). It ranks companies on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling. The guide should create demand for toxic-free electronics which can be safely recycled, by informing consumers. The scorecard ranks the 14 top mobile and PC producers and currently all fail to get a green ranking.
I use a Dell, and hey, they share the top spot with Nokia in the Greenpeace ranking! I'm rather surprised that most Japanese makers are doing so poorly in this survey, and glad to see that South Korean companies are doing better. Third place goes to HP, followed by Sony Ericsson (4th), Samsung (5th), Sony (6th), LG Electronics (7th), Panasonic (8th), Toshiba (9th), Fujitsu Siemens Computers (10th), Apple (11th), Acer (12th) and Motorola (13th). Chinese Lenovo is in bottom position.
Greenpeace press release with more details here
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