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Toxic Chemicals in Computers Exposed

Publication | 18 September, 2006 at 2:00

This study was conducted by Greenpeace to gain information on the presence of certain hazardous substances in a range of laptop computers, and to investigate testing methodologies for verifying their presence or absence. Five popular brands of...

Destination Unknown - European single hull oiltankers: no place to go

Publication | 7 December, 2004 at 1:00

Report looking at what will happen to the single hulled oil tankers being phased out in the EU and how will they be scrapped.

E-waste

Background | 23 May, 2005 at 10:27

The amount of electronic products discarded globally has skyrocketed recently, with 20-50 million tonnes generated every year. If such a huge figure is hard to imagine, think of it like this - if the estimated amount of e-waste generated every...

Pollution agreement unifies troubled waters

Press release | 17 November, 2001 at 1:00

Ranking Shows No Green Electronics On The Market

Press release | 25 August, 2006 at 10:59

Greenpeace today launched the 'Guide to Greener Electronics', which ranks companies on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling. (1) The guide will be used to create demand for toxic-free electronics which can be safely...

Where does e-waste end up?

Background | 24 February, 2009 at 10:10

Many old electronic goods gather dust in storage waiting to be reused, recycled or thrown away. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that as much as three quarters of the computers sold in the US are stockpiled in garages and...

Greenpeace activists today picketed the Japanese

Image | 9 January, 2007 at 1:00

Greenpeace activists today picketed the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok with banners and barrels stating that "Thailand is not Japan's waste bin" in protest against the upcoming free-trade agreement, Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement...

Bundle of electronic cables and other electrical

Image | 4 August, 2008 at 3:00

Bundle of electronic cables and other electrical components that are burned to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring.

Map of Asia showing where e

Image | 11 August, 2005 at 2:00

Map of Asia showing where e-waste is imported and recycling sites in China and India.

Activists protest in front of the two illegal

Image | 12 November, 2003 at 1:00

Activists protest in front of the two illegal ships from the UK in Indian shipbreaking yard, which include toxic substances on board.

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