The Environmental Impact of Cell Phones
Just in time for next month’s Verizon iPhone release, we present to you a bit of thought-provoking, guilt-tripping data.
In this graphic by InfographicWorld was created for iAmGreen and brings to light some of the questions that nobody asks but everyone should. What happens to all of those cell phones that we simply stop using after we move on to the latest and greatest? How much power does it take to keep all of these cell phones running?
Is it likely that this graphic will make you toss out (in the recycling bin, of course) your cell phones and go back to the age of landlines? Of course not, but it makes for interesting trivia questions at cocktail parties.
The data seems VERY fishy to me.
I use an extremely power hungry phone a touch pro 2 windows mobile phone.
I have to charge it daily and I use it a lot. even if I used 100% of the capacity daily (and I don’t) thats only 7.5 watts a day or in one year enough power to light a 75watt bulb for 36 hours.
the idea that a 75 watt bulb uses 32 gallons in 36 hours is preposterous.
I can run my generator at 50% capacity for 36 hours on 18 gallons of gasoline and can power 33+ 75 watt bulbs in that time and the grid is far more efficient than my old gasoline generator.
typo, 80,000lbs 😛
Didn’t we get all that 80,000 leeching tonnes of lead from the earth anyway?
Thanks for bringing a lot of potentially misguided readers/sheep back down to earth! Seriously, how does this s**t get posted? What a dangerous vehicle the internet has become for mis-information.
I have to agree with Chris Taylor on this one, what are you thinking man!