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Mobile recycling nets points, pounds for charities

Boots UK says it’s given out 45 million Advantage Card points to its customers through its Recycling Appeal programme, run in conjunction with Redeem Plc. Launched last June, the programme encourages customers to recycle old mobile phones and inkjets cartridges with the opportunity to earn up to 5,000

Telenor launches mobile recycling programme

Oslo-based telecommunications firm Telenor has announced a new mobile phone buyback/recycling programme that will also support a Red Cross tree-planting effort in Asia. With a goal of collecting 70,000 mobile phones, Telenor hopes to enable the planting of nearly 1.8 million trees — 25 for each phone — in

Motorola unveils 'carbon-neutral' mobile phone

Think “carbon neutral,” and two things not likely to spring to mind are “Las Vegas” and “International Consumer Electronics Show.” But those two things are precisely where Motorola has decided to unveil its newest innovation for the eco-conscious mobile-phone user: the MOTO W233 Renew. Certified as CarbonFree® by no less

Mobile phone industry pale green at best

While consumers of electronic products might prefer to buy from environmentally responsible companies, the reality is that truly green options are still hard to come by. At least that’s the case for the mobile phone industry, according to a new study by ABI Research, a New York City-based market