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Apple one of the least green companies
Greenpeace International, an organization that campaigns on environmental issues, has ranked 14 vendors of computers and mobile phones in terms of the use of chemicals and electronic waste recycling in their products. It reckons that none of the companies deserve to be called "green" and that Apple Computer Inc., Motorola Inc. and Lenovo Group are at the bottom of its rankings.
Greenpeace (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) were particularly critical of Apple, which it said was considered a leader in design but was not a leader in environmental innovation. "With a average score of only 4/10 it is clear that the electronics industry has a long way to go before it can make any claims to being a green industry," Greenpeace said in a statement.
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