Samsung Recyclable Mobile
By Maria Tillinghous
How exactly does a company in such a competitive and ruthless market sell more cell phones? One response: manufacture "green" phones. At the Seoul World IT show, Samsung (the Korean consumer electronics multinational corporation) offered plans to begin development and sale of two environmentaly-friendly handsets. The W510 is the very first. Hazardous heavy metals such as lead are not used in the W510, which is constructed from a corn-based bioplastic. the heavy metals mercury, currently a concern in the consumption of any fish products, and cadmium, a potentially toxic element that internal combustion engines spew.
This is the earliest Samsung bioplastic-based telephone. However, At the CES in January, it was discovered that Samsung was among several big consumer electronics manufacturers to utilize the unconventional material. Fujitsu demonstrated a notebook computer with a case made of bioplastic. Additionally, the 3310 Evolve model, newly introduced by the mobile phone giant Nokia, a mobile phone partly made from biomaterials.
Getting rid of petroleum-based plastics is an excellent proposition, however, it is currently known that plastics are not sustainable, but corn can be a replacement for fuel. We hope that Samsung's newer models will use a more sustainable, next generation state of art bioplastic although we understand, the reason behind testing the market for bioplastic with cost-effective corn that is easy to obtain before any decisions are made.
Samsung has come out with a new phone. The company corroborates that this telephone, named the F268, does not contain PVC or Polyvinyl chloride, a multi-use petroleum based plastic or BFR (Flame retardants consisting of organic compounds containing bromine). This phone is a positive step in the company's plan to stop using PVC and BFRs in all of its cell phones by the year 2010.
Greenpeace has credited Samsung with good marks for being a consumer electronics manufacturer that is friendly to the environment. This is based on the recent "Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics", which cites that since March the company has earned a ranking of 7 out of 10. placing it among the best. Invariably, It also received praise for its planned schedule for phasing out use of PVC and BFR. However, while Samsung started to introduce into the market its PVC-free LCD panels last November, though it did lose a few points on the harsh Greenpeace ranking system for failing to incorporate a take-back and recycling program.
About the author
Maria is a freelance journalist with an interest in recycling and schemes where you can recycle your old mobile phones for cash. from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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