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How green is your phone (and other systems)?

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Greenpeace looks at everything from the energy to run plants through the supply chain. An interesting set of results.
  • Amsterdam's Fairphone is #1 with a solid "B," founded in 2012 to reduce impact
  • Apple has improved greatly, to a "B-"
  • Dell and HP are a "C+"
  • Among the Japanese and Koreans, Sony and LG, respectively, match up with Google and Acer, for a "D+", while Samsung is virtually failing at a "D-/F+"
  • Among the Chinese-Taiwanese, Lenovo matches Microsoft with a "C-", Huawei and Asus are a solid "D," and everyone else from China-Taiwan, along with Amazon, are a "F"
Article:
"Guide to Greener Electronics 2017"
- http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/overall-grade-chart-1024x538.jpg

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