Mobile phones and other electronics devices are the subject of recycling efforts all around the country. The goal is to keep the devices and their batteries out of landfills. Some companies out there recycle the internal components from discarded electronics to build new products or simply for the raw materials.

T-Mobile has the first handset that is actually made from recycled materials itself. The plastic case of the Moto W233 Renew is made from recycled water bottles. The packaging that the phone ships in uses 22% less material than other handsets and all of the packing materials are made from recycled materials as well.

T-Mobile says that the battery the phone uses is good for 9 hours of talk time. T-Mobile is also working with Carbonfund.org to offset all of the carbon that is produces making, distributing, and operating the phone with investments in renewable energy making the Renew the first carbon neutral phone.

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