SUSTAINABILITY
Smartphone brand Teracube is also doing great things regarding sustainability . For every device sold , the company will plant a tree through a partnership with the One Tree Planted organisation . The company ’ s Teracube 2E model , it says , is made with 25 % recycled polycarbonate , has 50 % less packaging than other smartphone models and comes with a biodegradable phone case . Users can also repair the phone themselves , prolonging its life past the average two- to three-year lifespan of a smartphone .
The circular economy Mobile association the GSMA is at the forefront of advocating for the circular
“ THE MOBILE
INDUSTRY IS MAKING REAL PROGRESS ON CIRCULARITY ,
BUT THERE ’ S A LOT MORE TO DO TO REDUCE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEVICES ”
STEVEN MOORE HEAD OF CLIMATE ACTION ,
GSMA