| Eco friendly phones cause minimum harm to the | | | | 2. You may contact your phone manufacturer to |
| environment and thus, are the need of the hour. | | | | know the recycling programs that are available. |
| These phones consume energy efficiently and | | | | 3. You may take your phone to a recycling |
| you can charge them through solar energy. | | | | center. |
| Eco-friendly phones are manufactured from | | | | 4. You may donate your mobile to any |
| fewer toxins and are quite easy to dismantle and | | | | non-government organization or an agency, which |
| most importantly, they are biodegradable. | | | | undertakes or helps in recycling of used phones. |
| Few companies remake old phones and send it to | | | | In addition, make your phone battery run or live |
| the developing countries. In this way, phones are | | | | longer. You may do this by the following ways. |
| reused and the ever-increasing demands for cell | | | | Use energy saving settings in your phone |
| phones are fulfilled. | | | | Do not use animated wallpapers. |
| Features: | | | | Switch off the programs, which you do not |
| Some green features of eco-friendly phones are | | | | want to use, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. |
| as follows: | | | | Make use of simple ringtones. |
| 1. LCD screens equipped with solar powered cells | | | | Use corded handsets. |
| 2. Green standards certified chargers | | | | Limit the use of camera features. |
| 3. Carbon neutral external bodies made from | | | | Clean the battery contacts regularly. |
| corn, mercury/lead/cadmium free materials or | | | | Avoid over charging. |
| recycled plastic. | | | | Thus, by taking some eco friendly measures for |
| 4. Biodegradable and carbohydrate powered green | | | | your phones, you may conserve energy, minimize |
| batteries | | | | wastes and save our environment. |
| If you are thinking of changing your mobile, some | | | | However, before buying an eco-friendly phone, |
| eco friendly things can be done such as: | | | | make sure that the phone complies with all the |
| 1. Provide your old mobile to the shop from | | | | standards. |
| where you bought it, for recycling. | | | | |