Nokia trials handset-recycling kiosks
News Nokia is hoping to improve the statistics with the introduction of kiosks specially designed to ease the recycling process. We've been at the forefront of driving environmental initiatives in the mobile industry for over a decade, and Nokia...
[September 19, 2008, 12:20]
Chip ushers in the disposable mobile
News Several handset recycling schemes already exist, including Fonebak, and the Mobile Phone Recycling Scheme. Mobile phones contain a number of potentially dangerous substances, such as arsenic, cadmium, zinc and lead, which can harm the environmental...
[January 25, 2005, 13:20]
Greenpeace clashes with Apple over toxic waste
News Rather than focusing on recycling, the group claims that the toxic chemicals used by tech suppliers should be the main issue considered by anyone wanting to buy green. The scoring is weighted more heavily on the use of toxic substances in...
[August 29, 2006, 13:00]
UK's mobile phone mountain keeps growing
News It operates a recycling scheme in partnership with Greener Solutions -- one of several mobile phone recycling schemes in operation in the UK -- where unwanted handsets can be left at any one of The Body Shop's stores.
[January 6, 2004, 12:50]
Nokia urges users to recycle mobile phones
News It also determined that 74 percent of those polled never considered recycling their phones, even though 72 percent agreed that recycling would make a difference to the environment. Terho said: "Using the best recycling technology, nothing is wasted.
[July 9, 2008, 9:35]
Mobile makers sign up for recycling
News Mobile phone manufacturers have signed a declaration to tackle the problem of recycling mobile phones. Recycling the phones means that rather than simply throwing them into landfill sites, the handsets -- which include precious metals such as...
[December 20, 2002, 11:22]
'Green' mobile phones a long way off, says report
News Also, although most vendors offer recycling options, less than five percent of the world's handsets will be recycled ethically in the end, according to a report released by ABI Research on Monday. A notable entrant in this year's Greener Gadgets...
[December 4, 2008, 9:36]
Brits splash cash on gadget stash
News Craig Andersen, of the Community Recycling Network, suggests anybody who is hoarding high-tech toys and gadgets should contact their local authority. Customers can receive £5 off their next handset or ask for the money to be donated to Macmillan...
[August 19, 2002, 8:40]
