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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs fired back at environmentalists Wednesday, saying the maker of the ubiquitous iPod is an industry leader in removing toxic chemicals from its products and promoting recycling.
Apple plans to completely eliminate the use of arsenic in all of its displays by the end of 2008, and the company will eventually stop using mercury and will transition to LED backlighting whenever possible, Jobs wrote in a five-page memo published on the company's Web site.
Apple will also change its communications strategy and be more proactive in promoting its environmental goals in 2008 and beyond, Jobs said.
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