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Global cooperation is the only way to solve the growing problem of environmental damage caused by the IT industry, said Greenpeace on Friday.Speaking the day after it slammed HP for dragging its feet with clearing toxic chemicals, including BFRs from the production line, Greenpeace said most vendors are failing to meet even the most basic environmental requirements.
Aside from phasing out BFRs, Greenpeace has called for an end to the solvents — used to clean circuit boards during the manufacturing process — and PVC, which is used mainly in cable and wiring.
All those surplus electronic toys contain a whole lot of environmental nasties in them...and with stuff becoming obsolete quicker, the problem is getting bigger.
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posted 18 November 2005 09:30 PM
