Greenpeace in the Philippines

As a highlight of Iloilo IT Week 2009, Greenpeace released the latest edition of its Guide to Greener Electronics, which showed encouraging news from HP and Apple in their positive responses to Greenpeace’s campaign for greener electronics. Click here to read more

Filipinos buy more electronic products during the holiday season. Each year-end, malls and shops are flooded with the newest models of laptops, cell-phones, game consoles, televisions sets, etc, at discounted or zero-interest prices. But how do we know if what we’re buying is “green”? Here are some tips:

1. Research before you buy the product
2. Check if the product is RoHS compliant
3. Look for the Energy Star, or TCO certification
4. Find out if the company has take-back programs in your country
5. Find out if the company has repair centers in your country
6. Buy products whose parts are upgradeable and replaceable
7. Buy products that are durable and made to last
8. Think twice before buying.

download our Greener Electronics Shopping Guide on this link
http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/seasia/assets/binaries/guide-to-greener-holidays.pdf