The report slams Nintendo, Xbox and Playstation 3 games consuls, which Greenpeace claim contain harmful bromides and phthalates. These chemicals are already banned by the EU from children's toys sold in Europe however since games consuls are not classified as toys they do not have to comply with these regulations.

Also of concern to Greenpeace is the discovery of Beryllium within the consols and whilst the element is not banned under EU law, it has been linked to lung cancer when dust and fumes are created through some recycling processes.
All three manufacturers claim that their products comply with international regulations but Zeina Al-Hajj, Greenpeace's International Toxic Campaign co-ordinator believes that this is not enough.
"We see a gap there. For us this is still a toy. "And whether or not it's a toy, we do not want these chemicals in our products." Said Ms Al-Hajj
Worst green offender seems to be Nintendo whom Greenpeace describe as having absolutely no environmental policies.
A spokesman for Sony said the firm had joined with other companies, Braun, HP and Electrolux, to establish the European Recycling Platform.
Microsoft has committed to eliminating the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which includes phthalates, and brominated flame retardants (BFR) by 2010.
Nintendo has also committed to removing PVC from future products, but has not given a specific timeframe.
The big question for manufacturers to answer is why they are lagging so far behind the mobile phone and pc industries. Some like Sony have almost eliminated all harmful products from their mobile devices such as laptops but are still using the legislative loop hole to continue to poison our children.
Ms Al-Hajj said: "Sony has a very good record in our ranking guide. They have committed to eliminating these chemicals from mobile devices.
"But why are we finding them in such high percentages in a console? This is a tool used by children in our homes.
"None of these chemicals exist in Sony's Vaio laptop. So if they can do it for a laptop, why can't they push this for the console also?"
But a spokesman for Sony said that the company would eliminate PVC and BFR from all of its products "as and when we are satisfied that we can produce products of equal Sony quality in all regards using new alternative materials".
Greenpeace is not convinced citing that the electronics industry is one of the most innovative industries that we have. They claim that if legislation forced them to rethink their position then the industry would quickly find a viable alternative.

Write to the company that manufactures your consul and express your concerns. Tell them that you are prepared to buy the first consul to prove to be safe but that you want it to be them. Also tell them that you want to know what they are doing to encourage the recycling of their products.
Start a petition. You will be surprised at how few people know about these issues and how many will be willing to support you.
Write to your MP asking them to raise the subject in parliament.
Encourage your children to spend more time on other things.
Before you dispose of your old consul find out if there isn't a way that it can be recycled.
Game consuls are probably not the only electronic equipment that is carrying poison into your home. Start finding out more about how to green up your own living environment and act on that knowledge.