Wipro launches green desktops

BANGALORE: Wipro Infotech, IT business arm of Wipro, on Thursday said that it has launched eco-friendly Wipro Greenware desktops. Anand Sankaran, senior vice-president and business head, India & ME business, Wipro said that out of its our annual desktop production of two lakh units, greenware would be 15-20%.

“After this we are going to launch greenware laptops,” he said. Mr Sankaran also said that they are number two greenbrand in India after Samsung and Nokia. Wipro said that the desktops are manufactured with materials which are completely free of carcinogenic materials and deadly chemicals like PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).

With the removal of deadly toxins, the Wipro Greenware range of desktops which are based on the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, will ensure safer recycling of electronic products, said Anurag Behar, chief executive of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering Ecoeye, Social and Community Initiatives. He said that Wipro considers the launch of PVC and BFR free products a major breakthrough in clean production and recycling policy.

Wipro has 17 e-waste collection centres in India where products are collected and recycled, he said.