PC-Astuces wrote:The cleanest computer in the world ... and French!
Published on 19/04/2010 - Source: PC Astuces
Often singled out, the IT sector does not always rhyme with ecological, with its many materials shipped to developing countries for recycling which sometimes leaves much to be desired!
A French company, Ashelvea, has the good idea to develop and market an ecological computer.
A computer made up of corn, sweet potato, wheat, sugar cane, castor oil:
No, you are not dreaming, it is not about the ingredients needed for the last cooking recipe to make a cake, but rather about the components to make bioplastics that the Ashelvea company uses to produce its computers!
Not only do bioplastics replace traditional plastics (made from petroleum, so this preserves oil reserves), but in addition, the plants that were used to manufacture bioplastic absorbed CO2 during their growth.
In this regard, Ashelvea has a transparent policy on its components, such as the steel frames of computers manufactured by a work assistance center, based in Rodez, which uses recycled steel. Do not hesitate to consult the Ashelvea site for all the details on its commitments.
Ashelvea offers computers, on estimate, or already configured as the Evolutis VB04 model available at 650 Euros HT (several colors available). For this price, you will not have the ultimate in current technology, but a computer intended for office automation, multimedia and the Internet.
Find this computer on http://www.ashelvea.com
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Not to mention that IBM / Lenovo is releasing a ThinkPad (L series) whose plastics come from recycled bottles. These plastics represent 18% of the weight of the machine anyway (1/6 of the mass).
