[photopress:greenLenovo.jpg,full,alignright]Greenpeace, the environmental activist group, has given China’s Lenovo top marks for its practices for handling electronic waste.
Lenovo has jumped from last place in Greenpeace’s green ranking of electronics manufacturers to top position in just six months which is an amazing and most excellent achievement.
It has pushed Nokia, the traditional leader, down to second place. Sony Ericsson came third, Dell fourth and Samsung fifth.
Lenovo got top marks for its handling of end-of-life equipment — it offers take-back and recycling in all the countries where its products are sold. Lenovo also reports the amount of e-waste it recycles as a percentage of its sales.
Greenpeace contrasts Lenovo’s achievement with Apple, which despite its hip image, comes last in its green ranking. Apple products contain hazardous substances which other manufacturers have committed to stop using and its take-back policy is currently limited to the US, according to the environment group.
Source: Engaging China