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Smartphones leaving disastrous environmental footprint, warns new Greenpeace report

Press release | 26 February, 2017 at 23:37

Barcelona, 26 February 2017 - Smartphone production and disposal over the last 10 years is proving to have a significant impact on our planet, according to a Greenpeace USA report released today. The report shows roughly 968 TWh was used to...

5 ways to transform your old smartphone into something new

Blog entry by Robin Perkins | 18 August, 2016

Take a look in your drawer at home. It’s likely you’ll have a hidden stash of old phones, just sitting there taking up space. Indeed, according to a recent survey conducted by Greenpeace East Asia, in the US people own on average...

One phone call could #SaveTheGalaxy

Blog entry by Robin Perkins | 21 November, 2016 1 comment

At the beginning of the month we launched a petition to ask Samsung to reuse or recycle materials from 4.3 million Galaxy Note7 phones following its global recall in October. Since then the story has been picked up by ...

Samsung, can you hear us?

Blog entry by Robin Perkins | 29 November, 2016

Over the past week we've watched as thousands of people around the world joined our urgent call for Samsung to come up with a concrete plan to reuse or recycle 4.3 million Galaxy Note7s. From Hong Kong to Washington DC, you called...

Samsung, the clock is ticking

Blog entry by Robin Perkins | 22 March, 2017

Galaxy Note7 is the most talked about phone release in years — unfortunately for Samsung however, for the wrong reasons. Anyone travelling on a plane since November anywhere in the world will have heard about the overheating issues...

What 10 years of smartphone use means for the planet

Blog entry by Elizabeth Jardim | 27 February, 2017 3 comments

Smartphones have undeniably changed our lives — and the world — in a very short amount of time. Just ten years ago, we took pictures with cameras, used maps to plan routes, and kept in touch with friends and family using T9 text...

Electronics companies still to eliminate dirty energy from supply chain

Press release | 19 November, 2012 at 7:00

San Francisco, USA — Global electronic companies must do more to end the use of climate changing dirty energy in their manufacturing and supply chains, according to a report released today by Greenpeace International

Previewing this year's Guide to Greener Electronics

Blog entry by Renee Blanchard | 22 October, 2012

Greenpeace began campaigning to make the electronics industry more transparent and less environmentally destructive with our Toxic Tech campaign, which successfully pushed major electronics companies like Apple to make their great...

Electronics companies can lead the way on clean energy - if you push them

Blog entry by Casey Harrell | 19 November, 2012 15 comments

Every day, you rely on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet to be more productive, or just to have fun. Gadgets can make our lives better, but the rate at which we collectively purchase and discard them is having a serious impact on...

Electronics companies can lead the way on clean energy - if you push them

Blog entry by Casey Harrell | 19 November, 2012 1 comment

Every day, you rely on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet to be more productive, or just to have fun. Gadgets can make our lives better, but the rate at which we collectively purchase and discard them is having a serious impact on...

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