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Greenpeace Calls for ‘Producer Responsibility’ in India
Written by Philip Buonpastore
Friday, 22 February 2008
BANGALORE, INDIA - The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks major Indian and global manufacturers of mobile phones, game consoles, TVs and PCs on their green performance.
The guide, issued by Greenpeace India, rates companies on their
policies and practices used in eliminating harmful chemicals, and on taking
responsibility for their products once they are discarded by
consumers.
The report states that Indian companies lag far behind their
international counterparts in the management of toxics substances, and
it calls upon the Indian electronics industry to adopt a "producer
responsibility" approach to deal with the growing problem of e-waste.
This 'producer
responsibility' approach would motivate manufacturer to address the
problem at the product design stage, rather than at the end of its
service life.
"Any
measure short of individual producer responsibility would be a
half-hearted approach towards mitigating the growing e-waste crisis in
India. Each producer needs to track down its own products for safe
recycling, as at present, only 10% of the products return to authorized
recycling yards," said Ramapati Kumar of Greenpeace.
According to the Greenpeace, the report clearly reflects an industry
reluctance to offer environmentally responsible products in tune with
global trends, and the ranking guide is a challenge to Indian industry
to commit to environmentally sound business practices.
The
organization states that it "strongly believes that the only way to
tackle this crisis is for manufacturers to design clean products, free
from chemicals, with longer life spans, that are safe and easy to
recycle and will not expose workers and the environment to hazardous
chemicals. Companies must take responsibility for the products they
manufacture, from production to the end of their lives, including safe
recycling or disposal. There is no long-term alternative if Indian
electronics companies are to be globally competitive."
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