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By: mona37

San Francisco : CA : USA | 3 months ago

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Samsung recently launched an eco friendly 3G messaging phone on sprints network with the name of reclaim. The charger is star energy certified and the phone comes in earth green and ocean blue. The material used in it is 80 percent recyclable, the plastic is made with the help of corn. They did not even print any manuals or guides, everything is onlinne to save paper and ink!. It is a good eco friendly start but do not forget, it has been manufactured in a factory so in later years it will be great if we see some eco friendly manufacturing !! :)

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Samsung's new phone made of corn!

News Source: The Economic Times | 3 months ago

Sprint Nextel Corp and Samsung Electronics Co said they will sell a $49.99 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic made partly from corn. Several manufacturers have made "green" phones, but they have generally been bare-bones...
Sprint, Samsung announce plans to sell a biodegradable phone

News Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 3 months ago

Sprint today announced the launch of an ecofriendly Samsung cellphone, outfitted with a biodegradable plastic-casing made from 80 percent recyclable materials, with 40 percent made from corn. The “green” cellphone, the Samsung Reclaim, displayed...
Wired: Sprint, Samsung Launch Biodegradable Phone Made of Corn

News Source: Androscoggin News | 3 months ago

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Bits: What's Green, Made of Corn, and Has Buttons?

News Source: International Herald Tribune | 3 months ago

Leave it to Sprint, the phone company based in Kansas, to introduce a cellphone made from corn . (Never mind that the phone is made by Samsung in South Korea, hardly a major corn producer .) Nonetheless, a corn-based “bioplastic” case was part of...
Sprint plans to sell AM-OLED phones from Samsung (Reuters)

News Source: Xtra News | 3 months ago

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Sprint says few contract customers going prepaid

News Source: Miami Herald | 3 months ago

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Post a Comment Comments: 16

Posted By

brigidprimrose | 3 months ago

Interesting post and nice to see a large company making an effort.

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jongleur | 3 months ago

mona37, Thank you for reminding us that "less is more" and the positive aspects beyond the phone's basic features. It is refreshing to see a major manufacturer is starting to use recycled and natural ingredients that are environmentally friendly, cost effective, and less toxic to all of us that have to hold these phones so close to our faces!
- jongleur

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Ibrahim_mahmood | 3 months ago

but do you think this will inspire other manufacturers to make similar gadgets ?

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jmsjoin | 3 months ago

Hi mona!
I think you know my attitude by now so I will just shut up! I took a second to come by as one of my sons just left and I have been busy with the 3 in the military so I wanted to thank you and everybody for coming around. I want to start getting around more and will ASAP!

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FauziaSultana | 3 months ago

That's good news,mona37.I'm all for eco friendly stuff.

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mllovric | 3 months ago

They now have eco friendly coffins. Where to get one? Go to Australia and you can get recyclable coffins made from wastepaper and cardboard. They give you the lid and all. You may buy a coffin, pack it in your luggage and take it home with you folded up. Keep it at home stored away
in a cupboard or something, and the next time someone dies, unpack your coffin and inter the dead person into the grave with it. The coffin will decompose in a few days and it's cheaper than wood. So next time you need a coffin think of environmentally friendly. 11/8/2009.

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jmsjoin | 3 months ago

I'm just looking around and I was reading about you again. I don't want you to scream. You and Fauzia are great!

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brigidprimrose | 3 months ago

Must admit I like the coffin idea, specially for cremations.

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ladym33 | 2 months ago

That is really cool.

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sweetbearies | about 1 month ago

Sounds like a cool phone!

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mllovric | about 1 month ago

Eco friendly phones 80 percent recyclable, why not 100 percent? What will
happen to the other 20 percent of non recyclable part of it, is it going to be land filled? 18/10/2009.

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AdnanYounus | about 1 month ago

thanks for ur comments, dear universities are not closed.
keep comments on my reports. somthing Larg can make big different also. i think larg things are better than the small things, what are saying about this.

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