Greenpeace Ejected from MacExpo
Greenpeace campaigners have been ejected from MacExpo in London after other exhibitors complained about their activities at the show.
Greenpeace purchased space for the three-day expo in an attempt to raise awareness about concerns over the alleged use of toxic chemicals in Apple’s products. Volunteers manning the Greenpeace stall were signing up Mac fans to challenge Apple to use less toxic methods to manufacture its products. Flyers explaining the Green my Apple campaign were handed out to members of the public along with organic green apples before the group was told to leave MacExpo.
MacExpo marketing director Matt Denton said Greenpeace were warned not to take photographs at other stands, and to stick to handing out leaflets on their own pitch. He said: “It was a valid stand with a valid message… they breached their contract.”
Greenpeace campaigner Iza Kruszewska said: “This reaction is totally over-the-top.We are challenging the world leader in design to also be a world leader in environmental innovation. We challenge Apple to have a product range on the market by 2007 which is free of the worst toxic chemicals.”