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Respond to Motorola Greenwashing!
Motorola will send you the following reply:
At Motorola it is our policy to conduct all business activities in a responsible manner. As a result, Motorola has instituted a product stewardship program centered on insuring that our products are free from recognized hazards; respect the environment, health and safety of our employees, customers, suppliers, partners and community neighbors; foster the sustainable use of the earth's resources; and comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations of the countries in which we operate. For example in Europe, Motorola has a dedicated team focused on compliance with the RoHS and WEEE requirements.
With respect to your question, we can assure you that all Motorola mobile phone products are safe to use and do not release any potentially hazardous substances during normal use. Motorola handsets contain no phthalates.
In common with most other mobile phones, Motorola handsets use the brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A in the printed circuit board. This is needed to prevent fire, in the rare case of an electrical fault causing overheating. We are currently evaluating alternative flame retardants and we continue to assess and work towards elimination of these substances.
Additional details regarding Motorola's product stewardship and environmental policy can be found at our website by following the links through "Corporate Citizenship" to "Motorola and the Environment" to "Environmental Health & Safety Management" and "Product Stewardship."
Our Response:
Motorola fails to provide a phase-out date for the removal of brominated flame retardants. Motorola is phasing out some hazardous substances, but this is only as required by current EU laws.
As you can see from our company ratings Motorola is worse than Samsung and Sony in mobile phones.
Please reply to Motorola to ask why they are behind industry leaders like Samsung? If other companies can commit to remove these chemicals why cannot Motorola match this standard?
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