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Greenpeace victories

Hub | August 23, 2010 at 16:10

Find out how Greenpeace helped bring about positive environmental changes in the world and in Southeast Asia.

Greener Electronics

Greener Electronics

Page | September 23, 2010 at 17:21

Every year, hundreds of thousands of old computers and mobile phones are dumped in landfills or burned in smelters. Thousands more are exported, often illegally, from the Europe, US, Japan and other industrialised countries, to Asia. There,...

Your guide to green electronics

Your guide to green electronics

Feature story | August 25, 2006 at 17:39

The biggest names in electronics have just sat their first global exam on their green credentials. Ranked on their use of toxic chemicals and electronic waste (e-waste) policies only Dell and Nokia scraped a barely respectable score while Apple,...

Hi-Tech: Highly toxic

Hi-Tech: Highly toxic

Hub | July 20, 2009 at 11:49

Nokia tops latest Greener Electronics Guide

Nokia tops latest Greener Electronics Guide

Feature story | September 16, 2008 at 6:00

Company scores plummeted in the previous edition of Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, when new criteria on climate change were introduced. However, leading brands like Nokia and Samsung are now making significant progress in greening...

Chinese company tops Greenpeace "Green Ranking" of electronics industry

Chinese company tops Greenpeace "Green Ranking" of electronics industry

Feature story | April 4, 2007 at 13:38

The latest Greenpeace ranking of electronic manufacturers' recycling and toxic content policies has a couple of surprises: a previously low ranked Chinese company leaps to the number one spot, and Apple stays in last place.

Where does e-waste end up?

Where does e-waste end up?

Page | April 4, 2006 at 13:36

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...

Zero waste groups back environmentally-sound management of waste electrical and electronic equipment

Zero waste groups back environmentally-sound management of waste electrical and...

Press release | June 3, 2015 at 15:52

Quezon City—Zero waste groups led by the EcoWaste Coalition signified their support for a strong regulation that will promote the environmentally-sound management (ESM) of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), reputedly “the fastest...

The e-waste problem

The e-waste problem

Page | April 4, 2006 at 13:35

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...

Greener electronics guide updated

Greener electronics guide updated

Feature story | October 26, 2010 at 2:21

The latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics exposes the widening gap between companies that make good on their promises to clean up, and those that don't. While some of the top electronics manufacturers are failing to keep...

What's in electronic devices?

What's in electronic devices?

Page | April 4, 2006 at 13:36

Electronic devices are a complex mixture of several hundred materials, many of which contain toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and beryllium and hazardous chemicals, such as brominated flame retardants. Polluting PVC plastic is...

Greenpeace reveals challenges ahead for truly Green Gadgets

Greenpeace reveals challenges ahead for truly Green Gadgets

Press release | September 4, 2014 at 14:13

Manila/Amsterdam-– Apple is leading the consumer electronics sector in addressing its environmental impact but the industry as a whole still faces major challenges to reduce its manufacturing footprint and ensure a toxic-free future, according to...

Green points for Hewlett Packard and Apple

Green points for Hewlett Packard and Apple

Feature story | September 30, 2009 at 6:00

As a highlight of Iloilo IT Week 2009, Greenpeace released the latest edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, which showed encouraging news from HP and Apple in their positive responses to Greenpeace’s campaign for greener electronics.

Electronic giants failing to go green

Electronic giants failing to go green

Press release | May 27, 2010 at 8:00

Version 15 of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics (1) sees Samsung, Toshiba and Dell, all picking up penalty points for backtracking on their self proposed timelines to eliminate some of the worst toxic substances from their products. The...

Toxic Tech - Pulling the plug on dirty electronics

Toxic Tech - Pulling the plug on dirty electronics

Publication | June 2, 2005 at 8:00

The world is consuming more and more electronic products every year. This has caused a dangerous explosion in electronic scrap (e-waste) containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals that cannot be disposed of or recycled safely. But this problem...

Greenpeace greener electronic ranking shows how actions speak louder than words for the electronics industry

Greenpeace greener electronic ranking shows how actions speak louder than words for...

Press release | October 26, 2010 at 4:32

The latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics (1) shows significant separation between companies that are failing to keep their environmental commitments and those that are making significant gains in phasing out toxic...

Toxic Tech - Chemicals in Electronics

Publication | July 19, 2005 at 19:25

The dangerous chemicals in electronic products: Electronic products are a complex mixture of several hundred components, many of which contain heavy metals and hazardous chemicals. These dangerous substances cause serious pollution and put...

Extended Producer Responsibility

Publication | June 23, 2005 at 20:34

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a new product-oriented policy developed in Europe to deal with problematic waste streams, such as waste from consumer electronic products and scrapped cars. It aims to encourage producers to prevent...

Greenpeace releases latest edition of Guide to Greener Electronics

Press release | September 30, 2009 at 8:00

As a highlight of Iloilo IT Week 2009, Greenpeace released the latest edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, which showed encouraging news from HP and Apple in their positive responses to Greenpeace’s campaign for greener electronics.

Pulling the plug on dirty electronics

Generic multimedia item | June 15, 2006 at 14:50

Your new phone or new computer could, in a few years, end up dumped as toxic waste in Asia and scrapped by hand. Take a trip through the lifecycle of electronics products to discover the dirty secrets of electronics and solutions to the problem.

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