The Greenest Cell Phones in the US

We know green fashion and green cars, but what about green cell phones? We absolutely cannot live without our phones and usually only keep our phones for about 2 years- max. When it comes to cell phones, green is permeating the mobile world more and more by the day. Here are some of the best green phones on the market.

#1 Mototola MOTO Renew

Price: $19.99 T-Mobile & Best Buy

Motorola is working with Carbonfund.org to offset the carbon emitted to manufacture, distribute and operate the phone. MOTO Renew is the first mobile device constructed of plastic made from recycled water bottles and can be completely recycled. It comes in packaging made of 100% recycled paper and includes a prepaid shipping envelope so you can recycle your old mobile phone without a hassle.

#2 Sony Ericsson GreenHeart

Price: Around $199 Amazon & Other Online Retailers

The GreenHeart is one of the first eco-friendly products of the manufacturer. Sony Ericsson used reduced packaging materials, recycled plastics, optimized display light and waterborne paint in order to reduce the lifetime CO2 footprint of the device by 15%. It comes with an online manual to save paper, smaller packaging and is made from at least 50% recycled plastics.

#3 Samsung Reclaim

Price: $49.99 with a $50 Rebate Sprint/Nextel

This phone is bright green and is hard to miss. It’s casing is made from a corn-based “bioplastic” which is 100 percent bio-degradable & PVC (polyvinyl chloride) & BFR (brominated flame retardants) Free. $2 from every purchase will go to Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program.

#4 Nokia E72

Price: $339 Amazon

Nokia E72 is made out of biomaterials created from more than 50% renewable materials. Even the packaging is made out of 60% recycle materials. The phone comes with a charger that which only uses electricity when charging. Nokia E72 is also BFR & CFR (chlorinated flame retardant) Free and is non-toxic to the environment. This is a great option for Blackberry lovers looking to switch to an environmentally friendly phone.

Please recycle your old phone before buying a new one.

You can find the nearest place you can take your old phone here: MyGreenElectronics.org and Earth911.com