In 2007, HP promised to phase out using brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics in their products (except for servers and printers) by the end of 2009.

But earlier this year they said they would keep using these toxic chemicals until 2011.

So these Greenpeace activists in Beijing donned Mark Hurd masks (that'd be the CEO of HP) and held laptops declaring "HP: Harmful Products," and demanded that somebody come out of the HP headquarters and collect their toxic laptops.

Greenpeace has been campaiging against hazardous e-waste by pressuring manufacturers to get the toxics out of their products.

HP has no excuse for inaction: Apple's new computers are almost PVC free and don't have any BFR's. Dell, Lenovo and Acer have more products with less or no PVC and BFR's.

The next edition of Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics comes out next week. The guide ranks the 17 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Expect to see HP paying a Hefty Price for Horrible Performance.