Nov. 28, 2007 Nintendo has the dubious distinction of being the first company ever to score zeros across the board in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics.

Now in its sixth edition, the guide ranks the 18 top electronics manufacturers by performance in the areas of recycling and toxics reduction.

In its first appearance in the guide, Nintendo was slammed for giving consumers poor information and access to equipment takeback programs and for failing to phase out from products harmful chemicals such as PVC. View the full Nintendo report card here (PDF).

Apple, which came under fire for using PVC in its popular iPhone product, ranked in the middle of the pack, at number 11. Samsung and Sony posted the most improvement, surging to the second and third slots, respectively.

And the rankings are:

1. Sony Ericsson
2. Samsung
3. Sony
4. Dell
5. Lenovo
6. Toshiba
7. LGE
8. Fujitsu-Siemens
9. Nokia
10. HP
11. Apple
12. Acer
13. Panasonic
14. Motorola
15. Sharp
16. Microsoft
17. Philips
18. Nintendo
    

Download the entire scorecard here (PDF).