Greenpeace Protests PC Recycling Policies

Iria · Sep 6, 2005, 08:20 PM

BANGALORE, INDIA -- Activists from the environmentalist group Greenpeace International on Monday dumped some 500 kilograms of used PCs outside the Bangalore headquarters of Wipro, one of India's biggest outsourcing companies.

The activists said they collected the scrapped Wipro-branded computers from recycling yards in Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. In addition to its outsourcing business, Wipro assembles and sells PCs for the domestic market.

"We want Wipro to stop using hazardous chemicals in the manufacture of their products, and take the responsibility to take back end-of-life products from its customers," says Ramapati Kumar, a toxics campaigner at the Bangalore office of Greenpeace. Currently, most electronic waste ends up in unauthorized disposal yards where it is disposed of manually in hazardous conditions, Kumar says.

Greenpeace decided to target Wipro because it considers it an "iconic" company in India. If it were to adopt more environmentally friendly practices, Wipro's actions could start a trend for the rest of the PC industry in India and abroad, Kumar says.
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Sandok · Sep 6, 2005, 08:32 PM

God damn greenpeace

Sep 6, 2005, 08:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Greenpeace Protests PC Recycling Policies BANGALORE, INDIA -- Activists from the environmentalist group Greenpeace International on Monday dumped some 500 kilograms of used PCs outside the Bangalore headquarters of Wipro, one of India's biggest outsourcing companies. The activists said they collected the scrapped Wipro-branded computers from recycling yards in Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. In addition to its outsourcing business, Wipro assembles and sells PCs for the domestic market. "We want Wipro to stop using hazardous chemicals in the manufacture of their products, and take the responsibility to take back end-of-life products from its customers," says Ramapati Kumar, a toxics campaigner at the Bangalore office of Greenpeace. Currently, most electronic waste ends up in unauthorized disposal yards where it is disposed of manually in hazardous conditions, Kumar says. Greenpeace decided to target Wipro because it considers it an "iconic" company in India. If it were to adopt more environmentally friendly practices, Wipro's actions could start a trend for the rest of the PC industry in India and abroad, Kumar says. ___________ Read More / Source: PC World

Sep 6, 2005, 08:32 PM	#2
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	God damn greenpeace