Microsoft (Redmond, Washington), Nintendo (Kyoto, Japan) and Sony (Tokyo) all were urged by Greenpeace, in its Playing Dirty report, to make the greenest console possible.
       To meet this goal, the environmental group is asking the console manufacturers to:

• Design consoles free of hazardous materials and chemicals
• Produce energy efficient machines, as well as inform consumers on energy efficient usage
• Take global responsibility for unwanted products
• Make upgradable and recyclable products.

Conversely, all three manufacturers are compliant with European Union RoHS Directive regulations, according to Greenpeace testing.