Ranking Guide to Greener Electronics: Apple rises, Sony falls

by effective | June 27, 2007 at 03:45 am
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Part of a IBM computer at a Chinese e-waste scrap yard.

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Apple has finally moved up from being the lowest-ranked electronics manufacturer in the latest Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics – published today - and may start to rival the other ‘greener’ companies if its much-awaited iPhone becomes the company’s first environmentally friendly product.

On the other sire while Sony is the biggest loser in the race, languishing at the bottom of the ranking along with LG, both penalized for ‘double standards’ on their waste policies.

See how all the companies line up.


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Jordan Yerman
Jordan Yerman
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at 07:17 on June 27th, 2007

This is a cool article: electonic junk really fills up landfills, even though some of us use our computers and mobiles until they fall to pieces. It's interesting that there are no 9's or 10's.

Kaitlin
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at 07:19 on June 27th, 2007

effective, thank you for posting this...very interesting where different companies rank on this list. Is there some info that can be posted about how these rankings are compiled? I would be interested to know what the criteria are.

Thanks for your work!

Brian A Kennedy
Brian A Kennedy
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at 07:21 on June 27th, 2007

Interesting tactic Greenpeace is pursuing! Good stuff there.

ryan
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at 07:28 on June 27th, 2007

effective, thanks for insight...other than the fact tha Macs are much cooler, here's another reason to ditch my PC.

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