Easy as Dell

HP, LGE, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Sony Ericsson have already made
commitments to eliminate the use of BFR's and PVC in the near future.
However, a number of other companies including Acer, Apple, Fujitsu-
Siemens, IBM, Lenovo, Panasonic, Siemens and Toshiba have so far
failed to commit to similar measures. Motorola recently broke its
promise to clean up.

But despite these small steps in the right direction by some
companies it is clear that electronics users expect more. A survey
conducted by Ipsos-MORI for us reveals that most people across nine
countries say they would pay extra for a more environmentally
friendly computer and that companies should be held responsible for
dealing with their hazardous waste from PCs.

The nine country survey, carried out earlier this year, found that
from half to three-quarters of computer users say that they would be
willing to pay extra for an environmentally friendly computer. The
amounts ranged from US$59 in Germany, US$118 in UK, US$199 in China
and a whopping US$229 in Mexico.