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Published online 19 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040412-10
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Wooden computers offer 'greener' desktop
Biodegradable monitor cases may reduce trash.
Bored by your beige computer? A Swedish company is offering what they say is an ecofriendly alternative: a range of wooden computer monitors and keyboards that aim to brighten office life, while cutting the environmental impact of computer junk.
Around 45 million new personal computer systems were bought in 2002-03 in the United States alone, many of which will end up in landfills.
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