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Report highlights green solutions for 2011

By Johanna Morden | 11 January 2011

Greenpeace International has made a pick of the most eco-friendly electronics out on the market through its third annual Green Electronics Survey.

In June last year, 18 leading electronics companies submitted for review their upcoming greenest products in the following categories: desktop computers, notebooks computers, netbook computers, mobile phones, smartphones, monitors and televisions.

In all 42 products which were on the market by November 2010 were assessed.

The international environment group noted a marked improvement in environmental-friendliness of the contenders in this year’s survey compared to previous years, particularly in the absence of toxic chemicals in many of the products.

On the downside, a weakness was found among the products in terms of lifecycle—the percentage of recycled plastic used, the length of the warranty and the availability of replacement parts after production ends.

The report said: “Greenpeace applauds the progress that has been made, there are many hurdles the industry has yet to overcome.

“Throughout a product’s lifecycle - from material extraction to production, and from consumer use to disposal—electronic products have the potential to impact human health and the environment— including through the release of dangerous substances—and energy consumption.”

The caimpagner said that stricter environmental regulations were required by policymakers to solve the probelm, alongside more competition among manufacturers.

Among those who vied for the top honours were Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HCL, HP (including Palm), Lenovo, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, RIM, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Wipro.

Their products were evaluated in terms of use of hazardous chemical substances, power consumption, lifecycle, and innovation and marketing.

There were three new survey entrants this year, Asus, HCL and Wipro, while Apple and Philips declined to participate in the survey.

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