Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics

Greenpeace has released their “Guide to Greener Electronics” which scores the 18 top manufacturers of gadgets and devices according to their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling.

Apple, which was under Greenpeace’s black books for the iPhone, got a better score this time around. Among the three console manufacturers, Sony scored the best. Microsoft was third to the last and Nintendo was in last place (because both are new entries to the guide).

Greenpeace has released their “Guide to Greener Electronics” which scores the 18 top manufacturers of gadgets and devices according to their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling.

Apple, which was under Greenpeace’s black books for the iPhone, got a better score this time around. Among the three console manufacturers, Sony scored the best for their electronic recycling in the US.

Microsoft was third to the last because of a long history of poor practice in disposing of toxic chemicals. Nintendo was in last place because they were new to the list; Greenpeace had no references to their environment policies for their scores yet.

In top place is phone manufacturers Sony Ericsson and Samsung. Computer manufacturer Dell scores the same as Sony while Toshiba scores just below. Nokia scores about midway, while Motorola scores near the bottom.

Via Greenpeace