The low-energy Sony Ericsson GreenHeart C901 (top) and Naite (bottom) are made from at least 50 per cent recycled materials
Sony Ericsson said the phones honoured their ‘long standing commitment to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals from the product design and manufacturing process.’
They claim the changes reduces the CO2 footprint of the phones by 15 per cent.
Both phones include an application to let the customer work out the greenhouse gas emissions they can save by walking instead of taking a car.
The C901 and Naite are expected to go on sale later this year. They are being promoted as the ‘pioneer products’ of Sony’s green business strategy.
The company said it hopes to cut 20 per cent of its carbon dioxide emissions by 2015. They have an ‘environmental warranty’ to recycle any Sony Ericsson product taken to a collection point in an environmentally sound way.
Mats Pellbäck-Scharp, head of corporate sustainability for Sony Ericsson said: ‘We’re proud to have taken the next step in making our products and process more sustainable.
‘The global take back scheme and the GreenHeart project bring us closer to our vision of being a leader in sustainability in the mobile phone industry.’
The handset industry is closely followed by environmental organisations around the world due to its large scale. More than 1 billion phones are sold globally each year, which requires the use of sales boxes, add-ons and tonnes of rare raw materials.
Did u know that the C902 and the Naite are made from aleast 50% OF RECYCLED MATERIAL :O, Isnt that great News.
