«The amount of old electronics, or e-waste, such as computers, phones and TVs being discarded every year is growing rapidly. In many countries it's the fastest growing type of waste as cheap prices mean replacing electronics is cheaper than fixing them, while low price often means low quality and a very short life spans.»

E-waste: a computer's mainboard (detail).

«Since August 2006 Greenpeace has been ranking the major electronics companies' efforts phase out toxic chemicals and improve recycling programs - both vital steps to tackle e-waste.»
(Read more: Greenpeace International News).

NOTE: The virtual office of Greenpeace Portugal has recentely been launched, on February 22nd, 2008.

[Originally posted on Mar 2nd, 2008]

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