Today Motorola announced the new MOTO W233 Renew, said to be the first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles. The phone has also earned Carbonfund.org’s CarbonFree® Product Certification after an extensive product life-cycle assessment. When designing the packaging, Motorola was able to reduce its size by 22 percent and the box and all of the materials inside are printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. In addition, a postage-paid recycling envelope in box makes it easy to return your previous mobile phone for recycling at no cost.

“Today, natural resources, energy and time are more precious than ever before,” said Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president, global marketing, Motorola Mobile Devices. “From the product’s design, to the packaging to our partnership with Carbonfund.org, we wanted to ensure that this device makes the right impact with consumers and the environment.”

Renew was designed for eco-conscious consumers as well as the millions of people who put making phone calls as their number one priority in a mobile phone. With nine hours of talk time, CrystalTalk technology and messaging capabilities, Renew makes environmental responsibility affordable for consumers everywhere. Renew will first be available at T-Mobile USA in Q1 2009.

MOTO W233 renew specifications

* Memory: Optional 2GB removable memory
* Browser: WAP Browser
* Connectivity: USB (mini)
* Bands/Modes: 850 / 1900 GSM
* Weight: 83g
* Dimensions: 45 x 110.97 x 14.7 mm
* Display: 128 x 128 65K CSTN display (1.6″) (user removable front housing)
* Battery : Talk time up to 9 hrs (550 min.) and standby up to 18 days (450 hrs.)

Labels: Motorola

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