member of the international environmental group Greenpeace protested the Computex trade show in Taipei on Wednesday . The radical was seeking to bring to the attention of show - goer the issue of electronic waste .
Nine nominee wearing protective suits and mask stood in front of an incoming to the Taipei World Trade Center and displayed posters picture children hold dumped electronic waste . Many of the photos were taken in Guiyu , China . The town is a major recycling center for the world ’s electronic commodity but much of the workplace is done by hand and toxic substances are not disposed of decent , according to Greenpeace .
“ We wanted to use Computex Taipei as an chance to let the Taiwanese diligence acknowledge that they are using toxic substances inside their products and we want all the industry , not only the Formosan industriousness , to end using toxins inside their products , ” state Jamie Choi , a Beijing - found toxin candidate with the organization . “ We are also here to cue Acer , the Formosan computing gadget giant , to keep its promise of phasing out toxics inside their product . ”
The toxic nitty-gritty make it difficult to dispose of used electronics product safely . The product often end up in scrapyards or buried in landfill , where the toxic substances are exhaust and seep into ground water , polluting the surrounding area .
Choi and other Greenpeace representative are due to gather with Acer on Thursday to guess the progress of the party ’s plan to phase out toxic substances .
Greenpeace says a number of companies including Hewlett - Packard , Nokia , Samsung Electronics , Sony and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications have already set timeline to phase out the use of goods and services of toxic substances in their products . The group is assign pressure on other major electronics company including Apple , Dell , Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH , Lenovo Group , Motorola , Matsushita Electric Industrial ( Panasonic ) and Toshiba to do the same affair .
Apple recently announced a recycling program that enable buyers of fresh Macs from its US Apple Store Web internet site and retail memory board locations to send their old computers back for recycling , even if they are n’t mac . Apple said the recycling is done domestically and does not ship hazardous material overseas . Apple hasa connection pagethat trace the ship’s company ’s environmental initiatives .
Peter Cohen included information in this written report .
