Comments on: Are Even Our Cellphones Turning Green? http://www.berryreview.com/2008/06/17/are-even-our-cellphones-turning-green/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:49:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2008/06/17/are-even-our-cellphones-turning-green/#comment-8493 DavidB Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:12:52 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=5603#comment-8493 I'm no tree hugger, but I do think it's high time the cellular industry started taking some "green" actions. I read an article yesterday that said there are as many cellular phones today as 1/2 the world's population! Can you imagine? And in Finland, there is something like 158% cell phone saturation. Yeah, 1.5 times more cell phones than people! And the average Korean gets a new phone every 11 months. I imagine the numbers for printer ink and toner cartridges are probably far worse, but one could argue those have less harmful materials in them. I guess the moral of the story is, when YOU upgrade to your new device (be it Bold or Thunder or Javelin or whatever), do what you can to help and find a way to recycle your old device. Or at least donate it to one of the myriad of organizations (neighborhood watch, cell phones for troops, whatever it is) that can't afford to buy phones but can sure put them to use! I’m no tree hugger, but I do think it’s high time the cellular industry started taking some “green” actions. I read an article yesterday that said there are as many cellular phones today as 1/2 the world’s population! Can you imagine? And in Finland, there is something like 158% cell phone saturation. Yeah, 1.5 times more cell phones than people! And the average Korean gets a new phone every 11 months. I imagine the numbers for printer ink and toner cartridges are probably far worse, but one could argue those have less harmful materials in them.

I guess the moral of the story is, when YOU upgrade to your new device (be it Bold or Thunder or Javelin or whatever), do what you can to help and find a way to recycle your old device. Or at least donate it to one of the myriad of organizations (neighborhood watch, cell phones for troops, whatever it is) that can’t afford to buy phones but can sure put them to use!

]]> By: Randy R. http://www.berryreview.com/2008/06/17/are-even-our-cellphones-turning-green/#comment-8490 Randy R. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:05:39 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/?p=5603#comment-8490 The part witht he corn or partially edible I'd hate to leave that in the sun. XD The part witht he corn or partially edible I’d hate to leave that in the sun. XD

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