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HP Workstations - Environmental Performance
White Paper RoHS restricts six toxic substances potentially found in electronic goods, including lead, mercury and cadmium. Ensuring that the workstation components are free of these elements and other toxic compounds while still maintaining the exacting... [05 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...
Comment That equipment was definitely designed for obsolescence and contains things like mercury and other toxins (which the RoHS Directive eliminated only recently). Once again, recycling - which involves the removal and separation of toxic chemicals - is... [18 Oct 2007]
The greening of IT: Why less is more
Comment Last year Greenpeace rated the major PC manufacturers on how well they dealt with harmful chemicals integral to the production of their laptops - including lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, bromine, polybrominated flame retardants and PVCs - and... [13 Aug 2007]
Apple vows to be "greener"
News According to the letter, Apple will introduce its first Macs later this year that have displays backlit by light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are free of the toxic substance mercury. Previously it has relied on fluorescent lamps and liquid crystal... [03 May 2007]
Greenpeace clashes with Apple over toxic waste
News Apple has a strong environmental track record and has led the industry in restricting and banning toxic substances such as mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, as well as many BFRs [brominated flame retardants]. [29 Aug 2006]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment An example: In 1999, the plant manager at LCP Chemicals of Brunswick, Ga.was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for illegally releasing mercury and chlorine into a nearby creek. Worms and viruses pollute today's internet and cost society... [18 Aug 2004]
Can the beige box ever be a green box?
Comment For starters, the average PC contains traces of lead, cadmium and mercury. But probably the most important issue in terms of recycling is the 'making safe' of the toxic elements which exist in modern technology. [23 Apr 2003]
PC Recycling: How green is the Valley?
Comment But doing so is an essential part of the recycling process, since a relatively small amount of mercury could poison a huge batch of recycled gear. Elements such as mercury and lead, and other more complex chemicals, aren't generally considered... [23 Apr 2003]
PCs: the environmental cost
News PCs and monitors contain large quantities of lead, mercury and cadmium among other toxic chemicals. A report by a coalition of US environmental groups has found that up to 80 per cent of PCs brought to recycling centres in the US end up as toxic... [25 Feb 2002]
