A concept mobile, developed by Dutch designer Gert-Jan van Breugel, has casing made of some fancy biodegradeable “bio-plastic” and renewable, resilient bamboo.
Don’t get too excited, you can’t just chuck it in the woods when you’re done, you’ve got to remove the battery, antenna, and print board before tossing it. That may sound like a lot of work, but the following stat from core77’s site makes it seem a bit more significant:
One billion handsets produced globally each year and only 10% recycled. Average mobile phone user replaces their handset every 18 months. This has a big impact on the environment; 36kg of CO2 is used to make one 90g phone.
It’s also got an on-board crank to help reduce the drain on your local power grid and bamboo seeds so when you do strip it down and chuck it in the woods, it’ll grow you some bamboo.
Bamboo Phone at Core77’s Greener Gadgets 2008 Competition
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