What does Greenpeace want to achieve?
We are campaigning to ‘green’ the whole of the electronics industry. In the last year, we have been successful in pushing manufacturers to introduce greener products in both the mobile phone and PC sectors. The game consoles sector is lagging far behind. There is not a single green games console available. Greenpeace is calling for game console makers to: 1. Remove toxic chemicals from their product ranges by: – Putting electronic products on the market that are free of PVC and HFR (halogenated flame retardants) and which comply worldwide with the European Union’s RoHS chemicals lists – Publishing a chemicals plan that identifies hazardous chemicals in their products and production plants 2. Adopt environmentally-friendly takeback policies by: – Accepting responsibility for the final fate of their products – Developing a system of global takeback for discarded products Q. Why did Greenpeace include game consoles in its toxics ranking of electronic products? A. We introduced the “Greenp