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Article: Apple, Sony lead in eliminating chemicals.(News)
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- Waste & Recycling News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: John Booth
Think of an old cell phone headed for the junkpile. Now toss in 140 million more.
With discarded phones, televisions and computer equipment accounting for a growing share of the waste stream, several of the electronics industry's biggest players have taken notable steps in cutting back on some of the component substances that have caused environmental, recycling and disposal troubles.
Apple and Sony Ericsson are the household names among seven companies noted in a recent report on the removal of bromine- and chlorine-based compounds from consumer electronics. Two nonprofit environmental organizations, ChemSec (the ...