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Poisoning the unborn

A boy winces at the acrid smoke rising from the computer motherboards being melted over open fires in a electronics waste (e-waste) recycling yard in Delhi. Such open air burning of electronics parts to recover metals causes large exposure of workers and the environment to toxic pollution. Enlarge Image

LG takes up the toxic tech challenge

"Life's Good" might be the LG motto (LG is an electronics company) but life just got a whole lot better for the planet after LG announced that they are committing to eliminating toxic chemicals from their entire consumer electronics range.

Toxic teletubbies? Po (who has a PVC mouth) will no longer be so poisonous in the EU under new laws banning phlalates from toys. Enlarge Image

Victory! A toxic Toy Story

Before now, bad Barbies, toxic Teletubbies and rotten rubber ducks could have been slowly poisoning small children. The very chemicals that made these toys so soft and tempting to teething toddlers have been shown to damage organs in animals. But the European Parliament has banned manufacturers from using six of these toxic chemicals, freeing Europe from many toxic toys for good.

A Chinese child sits amongst a pile of wires and e-waste. Children can often be found dismantling e-waste containing many hazardous chemicals known to be potentially very damaging to children's health. Enlarge Image

Pulling the plug on dirty electronics

What happens to your mobile or computer when you throw it away? Did you know it could end up dumped in Asia and scrapped by hand in appalling conditions? This shouldn't be happening, so we are pressuring one of the biggest bad guys, Hewlett-Packard, to come clean -- by delivering a truckload of its own electronic waste to its doorstep.

Sony Ericsson phone - Sony Ericsson has recently committed to remove toxic chemicals from its entire product range. Market leaders such as Sony Ericsson show that substitution of toxics with safer alternatives is possible. Enlarge Image

Toxic Tech Victory

Sony Ericsson has announced that it will be phasing toxic chemicals out of its entire product range. The company listened to the thousands of participants in our online action demanding that electronics companies phase out toxic chemicals and substitute them with safer alternatives.

Love is.......ensuring you're not contaminated! Take action for strong European chemical laws. Enlarge Image

The scent of chemicals

When you buy a gift for a loved one you don't expect that it might come with a dose of harmful chemicals. But if you are buying certain perfumes this Valentine's day that's exactly what you'll get.

Unborn babies are exposed in the womb to synthetic chemicals. Enlarge Image

Toxins in your TV, poisons in your PC?

Toxic chemicals found in products like home electronics are polluting environments across the globe and traces of which are found in most newborn babies. Discover the good companies removing these poisons from their products and pressure the bad guys by doing our Toxic Tech Test!

Public health and protection of the environment must take priority over chemical pollution. Enlarge Image

EU waters down chemicals reform

Important new laws in Europe have been announced this week to address the current flawed and inadequate rules governing chemicals harmful to health and the environment. While the new laws represent a step forward, heavy chemical industry lobbying and scare-mongering have significantly weakened the proposal already.

Dangerous Chemicals in the home accumulate in the human body. Enlarge Image

The chemical house

Everyday products in our homes poison us every day. You can find out more about these products, and DO something about them, by visiting a new website produced by Greenpeace in the UK: The Chemical Home.

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