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A greener Apple? The iPhone fails to bear green fruit
Posted by bex on 15 October 2007.
You might be looking forward to the European launch of Apple's iPhone in November (we were certainly looking forward to the possibility that the iPhone would prove Steve Jobs' newfound commitment to the environment).
Unfortunately, the iPhone's beauty only runs skin deep. A team of scientists got hold of one, dismantled it and uncovered nasty stuff that other phone makers have already stopped using, including two types of hazardous substances:
Our international office has the full story - including a report (pdf) and a slideshow of high quality images.
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