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Toxic iPhone
By pinoypress | October 16, 2007
How Green Is My iPhone? Apple’s Steve Jobs failed to deliver on his promise, Greenpeace says.
In a report released today, Greenpeace Philippines disclosed that tests made by the group on the iPhone determined that the popular device contains hazardous chemicals and materials. “Apple could have demonstrated that it is a true industry leader with a green iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple missed that call and the public is left with an Apple that is no greener than what was promised by Steve Jobs in May,” said Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace Southeast Asia toxics campaigner.
Below is the Greenpeace statement:
Scientific tests reveal iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and
materials, says Greenpeace
Manila/Amsterdam, 16 October 2007 - Apple´s iPhone contains hazardous
chemicals and materials, according to the results of scientific tests
commissioned by Greenpeace and released today. This is the first testing
of an Apple product following the commitment by Steve Jobs, Apple CEO,
to a `Greener Apple´, in May 2007.
An independent scientific laboratory tested 18 internal and external
components of the iPhone and confirmed the presence of brominated
compounds in half the samples, including in the phone´s antenna, in
which they (1) made up 10 per cent of the total weight of the flexible
circuit board. A mixture of toxic phthalate esters (2) was found to make
up 1.5 per cent of the plastic (PVC) coating of the headphone cables.
The insight into the components of the iPhone is presented in the
Greenpeace report, `Missed call: the iPhone´s hazardous chemicals´(3).
This is the third time that Greenpeace has tested an Apple product since
2006. Similar analyses of a MacBook Pro and an iPod Nano also revealed
the presence of brominated flame retardants and PVC in some components.
Apple launched the iPhone into the US market in June 2007. The discovery
of hazardous chemicals suggests that Apple is failing to make early
progress, even in entirely new product lines, towards achieving its
commitment to phase-out all uses of brominated compounds and PVC by the
end of 2008.
“Apple could have demonstrated that it is a true industry leader with a
green iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple missed that call and the public is
left with an Apple that is no greener than what was promised by Steve
Jobs in May,” said Beau Baconguis, Greenpeace Southeast Asia toxics
campaigner. “We need to see that the talk of “a greener Apple” is
matched with real products in the market,” Baconguis added.
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