Compared with the bulky, land-line phones our parents were used to, we are lucky to have the small, portable, ultra-productive and convenient cell phones that we use today. However, this shift creates a concern for any environmentally-conscious consumer. As technology improves, the life of a telephone has decreased. According to The Environmental Literacy Council, we replace our phones on average every year and a half, which creates a great deal of waste. The ELC also estimates that “forty percent of the lead in [the municipal waste] stream” can be attributed to consumer electronics. This holds obvious dangers to our health and to our environment. The big question here - how do we stay up-to-date with our technology and simultaneously keep a clean social conscience?

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Okay, so maybe reducing won’t be the most appealing option here, as many will be resistant to the idea of less frequently updating their cell. If you’re up to the task, however, and you can handle replacing only every two to three years, you can greatly reduce your impact - that’s half as many cell phones as the average user consumes.Cell Phone Recycling is available in most areas, and is a great, multi-faceted service. Cell phone recycling systems provides cell service to abused adults and children as an emergency-only line and to people awaiting organ transplants as a means of notification of a life saving donation. The reuse doesn’t stop here - cell phone recycling also provides cell phones to people in areas of the world where landlines are unavailable, or are too expensive to be practical.For phones that cannot be refurbished, cell phone recycling centers also use environmentally safe ways to recycle and dispose of these devices.

Buy Green

Apple recently received a solar power patent - could this mean sun-powered Apple products are on the way? Let’s hope so! Solar-powered electronics are a wonderful way to reduce your energy usage, and techies and tree-huggers alike would be satisfied by a green iPhone. While this might stay a fantasy for a while (many claim the design of the iPhone makes it unlikely candidate for solar-powered technology to be practical) other cell phone manufacturers already have environmentally-friendly products on the market. Chinese electronics manufacturer HTW have released their “Light-Energy Mobile Phone” that allows twenty-five minutes of talk time from just forty minutes of solar charging. LG has released the Cyon, which is made of materials not including lead or mercury, in accordance with Europe’s hazardous-waste-eliminating initiative, RoHS. Motorola appears to be joining the party, as well, with a recently passed patent for a screen that doubles as a solar panel. I suspect environmentally-responsible technology will be the next big trend, which means we should see more and more green options, resulting in competitive mainstream-market-level productivity.

Gammoth does its part

As a prominent consumer electronics seller, we are always searching for ways to shrink our environmental footprint. From providing quality products that we hope will last a lifetime, and the service to help you use and maximize the productivity of your product, we reduce your use by providing you with technology that will stay productive well into the future. We also have customer service representatives on staff all day to help you find the best product for your needs - reducing the likelihood that you’ll end up with a product you will need to return.Another way we are reducing technological waste is through our cell phone repair service. With technicians on hand to repair your electronics in a timely and inexpensive manner, we prolong the life of your product. Instead of replacing your entire phone because it has been damaged, we can repair the section that is not working. We also offer a maintenance service that keeps your phone at peak performance, just as you go to the dentist for check-ups or take your car for an oil change. This means fewer cell phone purchases over the course of your lifetime, and therefore less electronic waste.

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Tags: environment, environmentally friendly, Environmentally responsible, green techonology, LG Cyon, New Technology, Phone Repair

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