Greenpeace awards top gadgets

Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has handed out a number of grades for gadgets released at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

While Asus has scored the highest with its 247H computer monitor, and other manufacturers including Sony and Sharp have received good scores, Greenpeace says the overall level of compliance has been improving.

“Our survey shows that electronics manufacturers have made demonstrable progress over the past few years by producing products that are free of the worst toxic chemicals, more energy efficient and more easily taken back for reuse or recycling,” Renee Blanchard of Greenpeace International toxics told Fairfax.

“Major brands are responding to consumer demand for greener gadgets, and we expect them to continue to innovate and make all their products, and not just a niche few, with these higher green standards.”