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Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, Apple in an event in Cupertino, California, states that the protection of the environment required to do. For that, Jobs stressed that the Apple product is environment-friendly products, proven after the release of the new Mac laptop, with unibody construction materials from aluminum and contain only slightly Toxic. Jobs also claims that Apple is the industry's most environmentally friendly notebook.

Casey Harrell, a environment campaign activist from Greenpeace said, compared with Apple before, of laptop now become better, although the Toxic not fully extinguished. Greenpeace expects Apple will be the first to release a laptop with the manufacturer without the use of PVC (Polyvinyl chloride) or BFRs (Brominated Flame retardant), where the second Toxic chemicals are still used in some computer components.

Meanwhile, Apple with the confidence that the government has to eliminate all PVC materials in the components of the laptop Mac-wire it and prevent the use of BFRs simultaneously. Apple says that the MacBook will use the latest Energy star 4.0, EPEAT Gold, and RoHS environmental standards. Harrel own predicted that Apple's ranking has now increased in scale, because of the Greenpeace environmental reduction in the use of dangerous chemicals (Toxic) and because of the latest Apple MacBook packed with practical.

Harrel discloses, the Apple initiative could force a manufacturer other vendors, such as Dell, HP and Lenovo. Meanwhile, Apple has stated at least 28 percent recycled materials from all products. Harrel also emphasized, if Apple can do in this year, so should other vendors can also do this in years, not to be in 2009 as they are spoken.

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