Posted by jossc — 20 May 2008 at 12:45pm
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Nintendo's Wii. Sony's PlayStation 3 Elite. Microsoft's Xbox 360. They
promise a whole new generation of high-definition gaming, but when it
comes to the crunch, it's the same old story. As our search for greener
electronics continues, it was time for the game consoles to go to our
labs for scientific analysis – and all of them tested positive for
various hazardous chemicals.
Our analysis, published in our new report, Playing
Dirty, detected the use of hazardous chemicals and materials such
aspolyvinyl chloride (PVC), phthalates, beryllium and bromine
indicative of brominated flame retardants (BFRs).
Posted by jossc — 4 December 2007 at 3:27pm
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Question: switching from a computer running on Windows to one running on Linux could slash computer-generated e-waste levels by 50 per cent. True or false?
And the
answer is (cue long drawn-out tension building drumroll): TRUE!
Posted by jossc — 27 November 2007 at 6:57pm
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With Christmas getting ever closer we've some unfestive bad news for gaming giants Nintendo, makers of the popular Wii, Gamecube and Game Boy consoles. They've achieved a spectacular zero score in the latest edition of our quarterly Greener Electronics Guide - the first time such a feat has ever been accomplished.
The guide ranks companies on the toxic content of their products and their willingness to take back and recycle them once they become redundant. This is the first time that we've included gaming consoles, giving Nintendo the chance to leap straight into last place - an opportunity they grasped with both hands!
Posted by bex — 15 October 2007 at 4:19pm
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You might be looking forward to the European launch of Apple's iPhone in November (we were certainly looking forward to the possibility that the iPhone would prove Steve Jobs' newfound commitment to the environment).
Unfortunately, the iPhone's beauty only runs skin deep. A team of scientists got hold of one, dismantled it and uncovered nasty stuff that other phone makers have already stopped using, including two types of hazardous substances:
Our international office has the full story - including a report (pdf) and a slideshow of high quality images.
Posted by bex — 20 September 2007 at 2:18pm
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It's that time again; we've just released our latest quarterly Greener Electronics Guide, which ranks manufacturers on their toxics and recycling policies and practices.
Watch our latest campaign promos, animations and video blogs. Scroll through the list by clicking the left and right arrows on either side of the 'playlist button'.
Please feel free to spread the word by embedding any of these videos in your own web pages, or emailing them to friends. You can find the code by clicking on the 'menu' button.
Greenpeace is campaigning for a future free of toxic chemicals and a huge reduction in how much waste we generate. We recently launched a 'green electronics' campaign to cut the amount of toxic computer waste sent to the far east for recycling, often bu under age children.
Posted by jossc — 30 July 2007 at 4:45pm
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One of the most serious consequences of the dramatic floods which swamped parts of England in recent weeks was the loss of clean drinking water. Even now that the citizens of Tewkesbury have running water once again, it will be a few more days before they can safely start drinking their tap water.
