Finally a Degradable Cell Phone
Environmentally friendly devices are one of the hottest markets in technology sectors today. Every time we upgrade an existing gadget, like a cell phone or computer, we need to efficiently dispose of our older model. An average cell phone user will change their handset every 18 months. Only 10% of the one billion handsets produced yearly are recycled. Gert-Jan van Breugel, from the
Van Breugel’s phone is degradable. Remove the antenna, battery and print board and the remaining phone elements can be placed on a compost pile. The case will completely disintegrate in a few weeks. Bamboo seeds are inside the case. As these grow, they will draw some of their nutrients from your old cell phone case. A bamboo plant will grow from you case in a couple of months. This is phenomenally environmentally friendly.
If this was Van Breugel’s only environmentally friendly feature, the Bamboo would be an impressive device. He includes two more equally impressive features. Unlike conventional mobile phones, the Bamboo Phone is made out of two materials. The first material is bio-plastic which is made out renewable material like corn. Bamboo is the other core element of the Bamboo Phone. Since bamboo is such a fast-growing plant, it is ideal to be used in an environmentally friendly cell phone.
Recharging conventional cell phones also negatively impacts the environment. Most consumers leave their cell phone chargers plugged in after the phone has been fully charged. This small electrical waste becomes a huge problem when multiplied by the number of cell phone users worldwide. The Bamboo Phone does not use batteries. It comes with a cranking charger. Wind it for 3 minutes before each call. Once again, this is the hi-tech returning to the old days of when landline phones needed to be cranked before a call could be made.
Van Breugel’s Bamboo Phone is an amazing device. Its three core features make it one of the most environmentally friendly gadgets of the year. Hopefully Van Breugel will get this phone in mass production before the end of the year.
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