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Wal-Mart pushes electronics suppliers to rate their products by eco-friendliness

Posted by David Roberts at 9:03 PM on 12 Jan 2008

Wal-Mart is giving its electronics suppliers a scorecard on which they can rate their products on green qualities like durability and ease of recycling. That's tricky, of course, given the lack of a national standards for such things -- so it's pushing for that, too. Given Wal-Mart's size, I won't be surprised if it single-handedly forces the issue.

But still, um, evil bad awful satan!

Actual effect

Is this likely to actually change the product mix sold at Walmart, or will it just allow them to market the 'greener' products more effectively?

a sibilant intake of breath
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