Toshiba has climbed up the ranking from 10th position to joint 6th by making commitments to phase out PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from its entire product range by 2009 and improving on its reporting of the quantities of old products it recycles.
Toshiba has now made a commitment to Individual Producer Responsibility for its end-of-life products. However, it fails to score any points for this improvement because, in the US, it is a member of the Electronic Manufacturers’ Coalition for Responsible Recycling which does not support IPR but instead demands that consumers pay ARFs (Advanced Recycling Fees).
Toshiba offers models of laptops whose circuit boards are free from BFRs, EcoMark certified products without polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and provides examples of other components and parts that are free from these harmful substances.
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