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Turns out electronic devices contain toxic heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, cadmium andberyllium, and hazardous chemicals such as BFRs and PVCplastic. Who knew? Yesterdays announcement by Apple that their new generation of Replica A Lange&Sohne watches laptops will be significantly more sensitive to the environment was good news, but just a first step towards greener manufacturing overall.The new laptops LED displays are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)internal cables. Internal components no longer contain brominated flame retardants (BFRs), which have been associated with developmental defects.
Reduced packaging and increased use of recyclable materials also contribute to a more responsible production. (As for the computer itself, the reviews are: meh.)Apples effort to reduce impact comes in part as a result of the nine-month-old Greenpeace-led Green My Apple campaign. Greenpeace hopes Apples moves will exert pressure on competitors such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba and Acer. Dell recently extended its free computer recycling program into more geographic areas.For a primer on computer recycling, click here. eBays Rethink Initiative is worth knowing about before you chuck your clunky swiss replica watches CRT monitor. Mac users: Take action here.--Matthew Fishbane
