Jakarta, OprekPC - In the third quarter "Green Ranking" was released environmentalist organization Greenpeace against the world's electronics manufacturers, producers of Lenovo China soared to the rank of first overcome Nokia, Sonny Ericsson and Dell. Ranking environmentally friendly (eco-friendly or green) which Greenpeace announced two days ago was released every 4 months, commencing in August 2006.
Ranking friendly environment on the PC and mobile device manufacturers are prepared by Greenpeace on the basis of an assessment of global policies and practices of manufacturers in reducing the harmful chemicals and responsibility for the products when no longer used and discarded by their users.
Substitution of hazardous chemicals in the production of electronics will prevent worker contact with the material and contamination of the surrounding neighborhoods. Reduction of hazardous materials will also prevent the release of gases from toxic chemicals brominated flame retardants (BFR) during use and will enable the safe recycling of waste electronic products
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| Transportation of waste computer products in China |
Remarkably, in the first quarter of Lenovo's rankings are at the bottom or the worst with a score of 1.3 points. In the second quarter improved, rising to the position of the center with Acer with the same score 5.3 points. Here is Green Ranking third quarter more:
1. Lenovo: 8
2. Nokia: 7.3
3. Sony / Ericsson: 7
4. Dell: 7
5. Samsung: 6.3
6. Motorola: 6.3
7. Fujitsu / Siemens: 6
8. Hewlett-Packard: 5.6
9. Acer: 5.3
10. Toshiba: 4.3
11. Sony: 4
12. LG Electronics: 3.6
13. Panasonic: 3.6
14. Apple: 2.7
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| E-waste in Guangdong, China. A total of 4,000 tons of e-waste thrown away every hour. Most come from Europe, USA and Japan |
