Nokia Planning Green Phones
Nokia is planning to launch around 40 new green phone models this year – each with biodegradable components that can be easily recycled. It had earlier launched its first eco-friendly phone, the 3110, which is claimed to be more around 65 per cent recyclable.
Normal mobile phones contain small amounts of potentially harmful substances such as cadmium, lithium, among others, in their batteries which, if not managed properly, can damage the environment, which Nokia is planning to address.
“We will be using biodegradable phone covers, recyclable battery designs that use less harmful toxic materials and energy efficient accessories for all our forthcoming phones. Already, we have eliminated the use of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) in all our phones,” D Shivakumar, VP and managing director, Nokia India, told Business Standard.
Other green steps that Nokia is taking include:
- In markets like the US, Nokia encloses a pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope in sales packs, providing customers an easy method for returning used products for recycling, at no cost to them.
- Increase use of biomaterials, such as polylactic acid (PLA) plastics with plant or other biomass-based modifiers that help reduce the use of non-renewable materials.
- Exploring alternative sources of power such as solar power.
- Reduce the amount of energy consumed by mobile chargers.
- Setting up green bins across all its priority dealer centres, where customers can drop their old phones.
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