The new generation of iPod Nanos are undoubtedly the most colourful yet, but are they really -- as Steve Jobs claims -- the greenest? Let's take a look at what Apple and Greenpeace have to say.
Apple says the iPods are free from brominated flame retardants, mercury, PVC and have arsenic-free glass. It also says they're made from a "highly recyclable aluminium enclosure", though when we pushed the UK office for more detail it couldn't tell us more. So "highly" might mean it's 60 per cent recyclable or entirely recyclable.
The verdict from Greenpeace is a resounding thumbs-up. "The latest-generation iPods are significantly less toxic than before," it said in a statement. The eco charity does, however, note it's relatively easy to make small gadgets without PVC and brominated flame retardants because they use less power than, say, a desktop computer. Greenpeace is calling on Apple to make its computers free of the same toxins by Christmas.
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