The Green Files: Greenpeace responds to 'Greener Apple' update

The Green Files > Greenpeace responds to 'Greener Apple' update

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] According to a blog post on Greenpeace's website, Apple's new MacBooks are not entirely free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a kind of plastic. Apple says that internal cables now contain no PVC, but Greenpeace wants to see the entire .

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[MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News] Greenpeace Reviews Apple’s ”˜Greener’ Approach to New Notebook Family: Yet according to the article on the Greenpeace blog, the new MacBook’s sport toxic level reductions comparable to the Sony Vaio line on PVC and Lenovo Think Vision monitors, where they would have liked to have seen these toxins be reduced entirely. While these levels may not have been reduced across the board, Apple has been making strides to accomplish this in the near future.

[Greenpeace - Making Waves] Steve Jobs greener Apple update: The greatest of these challenges has been eliminating PVC and BFRs, which many other companies have only promised to phase out of certain parts like enclosures or printed circuit board laminates. In contrast, we are removing all forms of bromine and chlorine throughout the entire product, not just PVC and BFRs.

[[SoftRatty] tag: product] Greenpeace responds to 'Greener Apple' update: Greenpeace is reacting favorably to Apple's new, environmentally friendlier product line, but chides the company for not reducing the amount of some toxic chemicals more quickly.

[TPile] Environmentalists Cheer on Apple for Getting Greener: An environmental group is applauding Apple for its new laptop manufacturing process, which reduces the use of harmful chemicals.

[Edible Apple] Greenpeace makes peace with Apple, hails Apple’s “industry first ...: Apple has surprisingly drawn praise from one of its most vocal critics, Greenpeace. Greenpeace, an orginization dedicated to the conservation of the environment, and has often been critical of computer manufacturers for not using materials it deems to be environmentally friendly. In the past, Greenpeace has seemed to focus a lot of its energy on Apple, a tactic admittedly undertaken because Apple related stories garner the most press.

[after prufrock] the glossy throne dives into the much expected: With displays free of mercury, arsenic, and the systems BFR and PVC free, Apple is finally striking the right cord whith organizations such as Greenpeace, who have long felt frustrated by the fact that the comapny was percieved by the .

[The Mac Sucks!] Congrats, Apple, on Improving Your Environmental Record: Today's MacBooks have mercury-free displays, arsenic-free glass, PVC-free cabels, and no brominated flame retardants according to a recent Apple press release. Even Greenpeace is saying, "This is greener than what Apple has been putting out."

[Outside Blog] How Green is Your Machine?: Greenpeace hopes Apple's moves will exert pressure on competitors such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba and Acer. Dell recently extended its free computer recycling program into more geographic areas.

[Earth911.org] Apple’s New Green Notebook: While one-third of adult Internet users consider Apple to be the most eco-friendly consumer technology brand, Greenpeace’s Guide to Green Electronics scored Apple at 4.1 on a 10-point scale. To learn more about recycling your computer, .

[Greenpeace - Making Waves] Less toxic iPods rock: While these iPods may rock what would really shake up the computer industry is if Apple sticks to it’s promise and becomes the first company to make personal computers free of toxic PVC and BFR’s. That would be truly groundbreaking announcement.

[inspiretech Blog] Greenpeace salutes Steve Jobs and Apple for greener iPods: and Steve Jobs for making their iPods more environmentally friendly. When Steve Jobs introduced the new iPods at “Let’s Rock”, Steve Jobs assured that they were greener because they are free of PVC, BFRs, mercury, and the new iPods use arsenic-free glass.