Apple: The Hidden Costs of your iPad and iPhone

From the ECOLOGIST:

“It may have billion-pound profits and gushing praise for technological innovation but Apple is increasingly in the spotlight over its labour rights and environmental record. Eifion Rees reports on the ‘sweatshop brand’.

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Biodegradable Packaging Still Bad for the Planet

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We had addressed the question on “biodegradable plastic” last week, and why it’s not something that I’m going to recommend to anyone. Here’s bits of that argument, with some added new research.

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Consumers Will Punish Greenwashers

Here’s how us consumers can help with safeguarding the sanctity of our products.

It’s called BOYCOTT.

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From Inspired Economist:

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Two Fast and Easy Ways to Spot a Greenwasher

As Green becomes the hip thing to do in Singapore, we’re going to find a lot of companies branding themselves green, or trying to. This is already taking place now, with lots of companies repositioning their products in the “green” category. We’ll definitely be seeing more of this, so learn how to spot genuine green from fake emotional appeal schemes.

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