An Irish company, MicroPro, has produced what is now referred to as the world’s “greenest PC", the Iameco (pronounced “I am eco”) tablet PC. 20 per cent of the PC's materials can be easily re-used in other computers, and another 78 per cent can be recycled. The tablet was developed with the help of the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration in Germany, which claims it is “the most environmentally friendly computer of its type”.
Notably, the computer’s casing is made from wood; MicroPro buys offcuts of sustainably sourced timber, such as walnut, solid oak or beech, from European furniture makers, and transports it back to a factory in Galway, Ireland, to make the computers.
The machine’s standard components, such as memory cards and processors are largely halogen-free, and it contains no mercury, lead, PVC, plastics or flame retardants. Besides, the PC's components can be easily upgraded, giving it a lifespan of up to 10 years, a significant increase on the three to five year lifespan of most modern PCs.
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