Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » lead poisoning http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Is Apple Involved in Heavy-Metal Pollution in China? http://inhabitat.com/is-apple-involved-in-heavy-metal-pollution-in-china/ http://inhabitat.com/is-apple-involved-in-heavy-metal-pollution-in-china/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:02:14 +0000 Cameron Scott http://inhabitat.com/?p=132973
Chinese environmental groups are questioning whether Apple, which has refused to respond to their inquiries, is involved in heavy-metal pollution in the country.]]> iphone, apple, pollution, heavy metal, IT, china, foxconn, lead poisoning, cadmium, steve jobs

When you buy the iPhone 4, you’re buying not just from Apple — but from the Taiwanese company Foxconn, who manufactures the phones (and pods and pads) at their mainland China factories. The company’s abusive labor practices have been reported of late, and now Chinese environmental groups are questioning whether it also violates China’s lax environmental laws.

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