Greenpeace Attacks the iPhone

By Nick Mokey
October 16, 2007

The environmentalist organization has called Apple's earthy reputation into question with a disassembly of the iPhone that revealed toxic components.

It seems as if there’s just no end to the iPhone’s high-profile publicity woes. First it was singled out by consumers for its battery life, then early adopters raised hell when Apple dropped the price just months after its introduction, and now this: Greenpeace alleges that the iPhone contains toxic compounds.

According to the environmental activist group, a disassembly of the iPhone conducted by labs in the UK found toxic brominated compounds in the iPhone’s internal antenna, and toxic phthalates in the PVC coating on its headphone cables. The brominated components could probably only pose a threat at the end of the end of the iPhone’s life, when it is recycled and possibly heated, which can cause the materials to form toxic chemicals. However, some ...

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