* In the Western world, phones made to last ten years typically are discarded after 18 months
* 105 million phones are thrown out in Europe every year. In Britain alone, about 15 million mobile phones are replaced each year
* There are nearly 50,000 network base stations in the UK
* The mobile industry in Britain accounts for about 0.7 per cent of CO2 emissions
* Each mobile subscriber is responsible for about 55 kg (120lb) of CO2 emissions a year
* To source the gold in a single phone circuit board, about 100kg of mine waste is generated
* Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile handset maker, says that up to 80 per cent of the materials in its devices can be recycled.
* Nearly 50 per cent of old phones are sitting in a drawer
* Two thirds of the power consumed by a mobile phone during its use is lost when the battery is full but the phone is left attached to a charger still plugged into the mains
Makes you think!
Directive Decoder
Subscribe to this blog's feed