smartphones

3 Ways Making a Smartphone Can Harm the Environment

By EcoWatch / August 29, 2018

By Patrick Byrne and Karen Hudson-Edwards Nearly five billion people worldwide will use a smartphone by 2020. Each device is made up of numerous precious metals and many of the key technological features wouldn’t be possible without them. Some, like gold, will be familiar. Others, such as terbium, are less well-known. Mining these metals is […]

How Smartphones Are Heating Up the Planet

By EcoWatch / March 29, 2018

It’s Time for Samsung to Truly Innovate

By EcoWatch / March 27, 2018

You Did It! Samsung Commits to Recycling Millions of Recalled Galaxy Smartphones

By EcoWatch / March 27, 2017

Here’s What 7 Billion Smartphones in 10 Years Looks Like

By EcoWatch / March 1, 2017

What Will Samsung Do With Its 4.3 Million Recalled Smartphones?

By EcoWatch / November 1, 2016

Samsung’s lack of transparency on the disposal of its Galaxy Note 7 leaves tons of precious minerals at risk of being discarded into the environment. According to calculations by Oeko-Institut, a research and consultancy institution based in Germany, the 4.3 million smartphones contain more than 20 metric tons of cobalt, more than 1 ton of […]