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Greenpeace Guide To Greener Electronics

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Title: Guide To Greener Electronics
Author: Greenpeace
URL: [ Guide To Greener Electronics ]
Date: 2007

Notes:
At a Glance: "This Guide ranks leading mobile phone, game console, TV and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practice on eliminating harmful chemicals and on taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers. Companies are ranked on information that is publicly available and clarifications and communications with the companies." (Description from website.)

Best for: Lessening the impact of your electronics consumption, specifically mobile phones, TVs, game consoles, and computers. The Guide is updated quarterly.

Standout Features: Companies are ranked according to two different categories: 1) Chemicals/toxic waste policy and practice (assessed with 5 criteria) and 2) Policy and practice on Producer Responsibility for taking back their discarded products and recycling (4 criteria). The guide presents tables that highlight the overall rank of each company reviewed, as well as tables with more specific breakdowns of the company's ranking.

Keep in Mind: This guide is not all-encompassing, ranking only the leading companies in each electronics field, although more companies are added to the guide each quarter. Also note that companies are ranked on the lifecycle of their products (toxic waste and recycling policies), and not on the company's energy use.
The data for this guide is collected from information that is publicly available by Greenpeace, an organization that "
exist[s] to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future" (from Greenpeace website).

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