Is that it? What about the metals used in the elctronics? The glass used in the display and camera lens? The OTHER plastics used?
What are they made out of?
Recycling is only performed on materials where a profit can be made, or the facilities at least break even. It's the benefit of living in capitalist society. If we want to make any difference at all, we have to be willing to pay for it.
It's blatantly obvious that nobody but the hippy tree-huggers are, and even most of them use paper manufactured in factories for their plaquards.
It's nice to see Nokia return to simpler, more reduced and elegant designs while upping the feature count. Nevertheless, I concur with the notion that not only should phones be made of nearing 100% recyclable materials, they should also actually BE recycled once done with and consist of material that came from recycling processes in the first place. The whole recycling thing is nothing but a cruel joke if nobody actually does it, just as RoHS is a cruel joke.
I'd be more impressed if they could certify the coltan in the phone was recycled, which would cut down on the damage to the Congo, which is the source of 80% of the coltan and one of the main funding sources for the civil war.
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Ash
50% of the front fascia is recyclable? #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 11:37 GMT
Is that it? What about the metals used in the elctronics? The glass used in the display and camera lens? The OTHER plastics used?
What are they made out of?
Recycling is only performed on materials where a profit can be made, or the facilities at least break even. It's the benefit of living in capitalist society. If we want to make any difference at all, we have to be willing to pay for it.
It's blatantly obvious that nobody but the hippy tree-huggers are, and even most of them use paper manufactured in factories for their plaquards.
The Other Steve
Eco friendly my hairy bum. #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 12:28 GMT
But then, "Eco-fractionally less harmful" doesn't have quite the same ringtone to it.
Still, if everyone joins in, maybe we'll save a baby whale or something.
Bad Beaver
uhm.. 50%?! #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 12:28 GMT
It's nice to see Nokia return to simpler, more reduced and elegant designs while upping the feature count. Nevertheless, I concur with the notion that not only should phones be made of nearing 100% recyclable materials, they should also actually BE recycled once done with and consist of material that came from recycling processes in the first place. The whole recycling thing is nothing but a cruel joke if nobody actually does it, just as RoHS is a cruel joke.
Anonymous Coward
Nokia with a cr*p talk time #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 14:22 GMT
no change there then... my nokia 6110 is lucky to make 2 hours...
Mike Richards
50% recyclable #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 15:07 GMT
But the other 50% is made of depleted uranium and sperm whale blubber.
JeffyPooh
Try to concentrate... #
Posted Tuesday 4th December 2007 15:07 GMT
Livestock (methane) = 18% of CO2 equivalents (*)
Concrete = 10 to 15% of global CO2 emissions
Cell phones = 0.0007853% of anything (**)
(* Livestock alone: larger than ALL transport COMBINED)
(** A completely made-up number, probably too high...)
Window dressing. A False Finishing Touch. Premature Eco-jakulation.
Rob
Coltan? #
Posted Wednesday 5th December 2007 15:16 GMT
I'd be more impressed if they could certify the coltan in the phone was recycled, which would cut down on the damage to the Congo, which is the source of 80% of the coltan and one of the main funding sources for the civil war.
Joe
Incorrect #
Posted Tuesday 11th December 2007 16:58 GMT
"Although the 3110 Evolve’s design hasn’t changed much from 3110 Classic, it adds a 1.3-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom."
Wrong, the 3110 Classic one of those as well.