Motorola MOTO W233 Renew Available via T-Mobile [World's Leading Eco Friendly Cell Phone Ships]

The new and decidedly green Motorola MOTO W233 Renew, which we offered a heads-up about back at the beginning of January, and which we rank as being the world’s most ecologically sound cell phone yet produced (not an astounding observation considering the W233 Renew has the accolade of being the first carbon-neutral mobile phone thanks to a deal with Carbonfund.org), has, in line with expectations, just become available via T-Mobile.

We covered the impressively green credentials of Motorola’s MOTO W233 Renew back in out original posting – see: Motorola MOTO W233 Renew Eco Friendly Cell Phone [Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles] – but just by way of a brief reminder, the W233 Renew not only boasts a shell made entirely from recycled plastic bottles but also comes with reduced packaging (made from recycled materials, of course), paperless billing and, if Motorola’s original press release still rings true, even comes with a postage paid envelope with which you can post off the handset the MOTO W233 Renew is replacing for ecologically sound recycling.

‘We are excited to offer T-Mobile customers the first opportunity to purchase a mobile phone that takes the environment into account – from the product’s design using recycled plastics, to reducing the packaging material by 22 percent, as well as our partnership with Carbonfund.org,’ said Jeff Miller, vice president, sales, Motorola Mobile Devices. ‘Priced affordably, Renew makes it easy for consumers to think about their impact on the environment when purchasing a mobile phone.’

In terms of specifications – details that were very much lacking back when we originally posted about the handset – the Dual Band GSM 850/1900 Motorola MOTO W233 Renew, which measures in at 1.37″ x 1.77″ x 0.58″, comes with a 1.6″ 128 x 128 resolution 65K color display, integrated MP3 player, CrystalTalk technology noise reduction, and ‘up to 2GB of removable memory’. Agreed, hardly mind blowing specifications but you’ll not find us picking fault with a phone that really has raised the bar in terms of environmental friendliness (especially when you compare this with the half hearted attempts to cash in on the increasingly lucrative ‘green’ consumer market: see Nokia N97 Eco Cell Phone [Smaller Box, No Charger, Slap on Eco Tag - Sorted]).

The Motorola MOTO W233 Renew has just become available via T-Mobile in the US for a mere $9.99 subject to a two year contract

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