Sprint has added a new service to its Buy Back program, which is related to recycled phones. In other words, if you “give” them old phones they will provide you with some credit that is instant and can be used in the spot. With the new Spring Buy Back recycled cellphones program there are 900 [...]

The technology to build disposable paper laptops is not quite here yet but the concept is pretty interesting. The laptop in the picture is made entirely of recyclable paper, which seems to be the easy part. More complicated however would be the technology under the cardboard necessary to run the device. And since it’s a [...]

Nokia, Technopolis and Tekes revealed the Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill which is a new initiative to recycle Nokia’s unused innovations and ideas to chosen Finnish ICT companies for further development. This initiative intends to match ideas with companies that will be able to develop them into the best products and services. Nokia’s research and development [...]

The Nokia World 2007 saw a few more announcements from Nokia, particularly in the area of environmental sustainability. With new initiatives in areas like energy efficiency, materials used in the manufacture of mobile phones and recycling, Nokia announced the new Nokia 3110 Evolve, a mobile phone made from more than 50% renewable material. Available in [...]

Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint, unleashed the new Boost-branded Motorola i425t and i425e handsets, designed to work with Motorola’s iDEN network. The two walkie-talkie phones are touted as the slimmest models ever at 0.5″ thickness and weighing in at 3.88 oz. The Motorola i425t is a candy-bar handset targeted at the style-conscious and comes [...]

Excel Fortune Holdings announced recently that Europe’s largest mobile phone recycling facility will be established in Wales, UK to service and supply what has until now been a fragmented supply chain. The company led by Mike Bandeira, has committed GBP6million to the venture with an estimated total start-up investment, including capital turnover, of GBP15million. The [...]