Capacitating Electronics
Dell, the manufacturing of sweatshop computers
Electronics, multinationals and labour rights in Mexico
CEREAL Report: Multinationals and Labour rights
Article: Export of Electronic Equipment Waste
By Joseph LaDou and Sandra Lovegrove from the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at University of California School of MedicineThe near absence of effective regulation and enforcement to control the flow of e-waste is…
Hazardous substances reduced but not eliminated from laptops
The results of the analysis, contained in the report, “Toxic chemicals in computers – Reloaded”, (1) show bromine being present in over 40 per cent of the components tested, at concentrations of up to 10…
EU targets governments over electronic waste rules
Several European Union countries have failed to turn the bloc’s rules on electronic waste into national law and now face legal action from Brussels, the European Commission said on Wednesday October 17, 2007. The rules…
Scientific tests reveal iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and materials, says Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 15 October 2007 – Apple’s iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and materials, according to the results of scientific tests commissioned by Greenpeace. The insight into the components of the iPhone is presented in the Greenpeace…
