October 1st, 2008 by
Filed under: Desktops
Just when Apple has started to make some friends at Greenpeace, it looks like another one of its fine products might be a wee bit toxic. According to the French newspaper Liberation, that mysterious stench emanating from your Mac Pro contains benzene — which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Instead of being a mere inconvenience, that smell could be a cloud of poison gas that threatens to dizzy up, nauseate and migraine-ify you and everyone you care for. Apple has yet to issue a statement on any of this, but until it’s all straightened out, those of you with the stinky Macs might want to seriously consider wearing a hazmat suit when checking your email.
Update: Apple tells Macworld that “We have not found anything that supports this claim, but continue to investigate it for the customer.” Funny — that’s exactly what we used to say during long car rides.
[Via the Guardian]
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September 9th, 2008 by
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Hopefully by now you know that the gadget in your pocket or notebook on your lap is full of toxic ooze seeping into your fingers with every tap. This has retailers and manufacturers scrambling to help you recycle those wares, the latest being Samsung with its new Recycling Direct plan. It expands on the company’s trio of limited recycling programs that cover only mobile phones, toner, and office equipment. The new program will accept any obsolete or broken product free of charge — assuming it has a “Samsung” label somewhere on it. (You can recycle other stuff too for a fee.) Partnerships are currently being negotiated with “respected” facilities in all 50 states, meaning you’ll be able can lay your old celly or washing machine to rest in person starting next month.
[Via Crave]
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October 15th, 2007 by
Filed under: Cellphones
Apple’s no stranger to being slammed by Greenpeace, and while Steve certainly spoke of a “Greener Apple,” it seems that the iPhone wasn’t included. According to tests arranged by the entity, it was found that the iPhone contained “toxic brominated compounds (indicating the presence of brominated flame retardants) and hazardous PVC,” which are said to be disallowed across the pond due to RoHS requirements. More specifically, the independent testing found “brominated compounds in half the samples, including in the phone’s antenna, in which they made up 10-percent of the total weight of the flexible circuit board.” As expected, Greenpeace wasted no time pointing to rival firms that have received pats on the back for their green efforts, and subsequently shook a finger at Apple while murmuring “tsk tsk” — but we’ll leave the actual politicking to you all in comments, cool?
[Via Switched, thanks Laura]
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