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Greener Gadget Makers: Fairphone Barely Beats Out Apple as Greenest

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Amazon, Apple, ASUS, Fairphone, gadget, Huawei, iphone, Lenovo, Mac, manufacturer, Microsoft, Oppo, phone, phones, Samsung, Smart, tech, technology, Tim Cook, Vivo, Xiaomi

In its most recent Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace ranks Fairphone as the greenest gadget makers, but Apple follows closely on its heals given CEO Tim Cook’s commitment to sustainability.

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E-Waste Nightmare: Cell Phones Getting Greener But Not There Yet

Georgina Guiney Apple, dump, e-Stewards, e-waste, electronic, ewaste, Fairphone, Greenpeace, landfill, ocean, sea, waste

We generate 50 million tons of e-waste around the world annually, much of which ends up improperly disposed of in landfills where toxins can leach out…

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