Mobile phone recycling promoted by Mobile Man
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 14:08:53
A clever new initiative to help make mobile phone recycling and the importance of responsible disposal of e-waste a key part of children's education, has resulted in the creation of Mobile Man in Singapore.
Mobile Man is in fact a person-shaped statue made entirely from old mobile phones and created by Finnish manufacturer Nokia, in order to bring mobile recycling to life, at least in a limited way that requires a bit of imagination to appreciate.
More than 1,000 old mobile phones were used to build Mobile Man, along with a host of related accessories which had been donated as part of a recycling drive.
Mobile Man will be touring the city of Singapore, stopping off at parks, offices and other areas in order to spread the recycling message and drum up support.
Nokia is making sure that Chinese consumers are more likely to recycle their old phones via its service by incentivising donations with free cinema tickets.
Nokia is always well ahead of the competition when it comes to promoting green initiatives and it is regularly ranked close to the top of international companies when it comes to eco-friendliness.
Various Nokia outlets across the globe participate in offering mobile recycling to customers who come in, but of course many people will want to get a little bit more than a free movie ticket for handing in their old handset.
In the UK there are many different mobile phone recycling firms, each of which will be competing to buy your used model in exchange for cash or a voucher. This means Mobile Man is probably not going to make his way across to our shores, since UK consumers are relatively savvy about the benefits of mobile recycling, without the need of encouragement from an odd statue.
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