A new mobile phone application called Barcoo has recently been developed by Business Science Graduates in Germany that will allow shoppers to scan the bar codes on products to check a company’s social responsibility rating and environmental credentials. Using the new app consumers will be able to point their phone at the bar code on [...]
Regan, a company who create personal and home electronics powered by light have created a new device called the ReNu Tablet. The ReNu Tablet is small solar tablet that can be taken outside or hung on a window to gather energy to charge personal electronics including iPods and iPhones. Once the energy is gathered the [...]
When most people buy a new iPod the plastic case that it came in will be the first thing to be thrown in the bin and end up at landfill. In order to help solve this problem Japanese company Bird-Electron have designed a new iPod recycling speaker which fits into the existing plastic case. The [...]
In Greenpeace’s recently released quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics, iPod and iPhone manufacturer, Apple has jumped to a highly respectable 5th place from 9th last October. The Guide to Greener Electronics Guide ranks 18 global electronics companies for the environmental impact of their products including their take back schemes, initiatives to reduce climate impact and [...]
In the latest environmental news from Apple they are now shipping their popular iMac and Macbook computer systems in the US with PVC free power cords. Apple engineers worked with manufacturers and their partners to find a safe alternative to PVC which has now been found. All their MAC systems are shipped with PVC free [...]
Apple and 6 other companies have taken major steps to remove dangerous chemicals, Chlorine and Bromine from their products according to a report issued by not for profit organization ChemSec. The 7 companies listed have found that there are alternatives to these chemicals which are still cost effective and much safer for the environment that [...]
