3G iPhone to get potato packaging
The iPhone's very existence is the main reason why Greenpeace won't fully recognise Apple's attempts to be more eco-friendly in recent years. The must-have handset is loaded with toxic chemicals, they say, including some particularly nasty ones that most other mobile companies have already shunned.
But all that doens't matter anymore, because the new model is going to be encased in potato starch instead of plastic. In a bid to cut down on waste, Apple has announced that the 3G iPhone to be released later this month will come in the fully recyclable packaging made by Paperphone. Thinking about how many of these phones will sell, it's a step in the right direction. But a small one...
[Via popgadget]
