Motorola today announced W233 Renew, a mobile phone made from recycled water bottle plastics.

Motorola Renew (W233) More Photos View Specs

The Renew is world's first carbon neutral phone. As well as using recycled materials for the plastic casing, Motorola also pledged to offset the carbon dioxide used in manufacturing, distribution and operation of the phone through investments in renewable energy sources and reforestation.

When designing the packaging, Motorola reduced the size by 22 percent. All materials inside are printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper, which means 20 percent less energy is needed to create the phone. In addition, a postage-paid recycling envelope in box makes it easy to return a previous mobile phone for recycling at no cost.

"Natural resources, energy and time are more precious than ever before," said Jeremy Dale, Corporate Vice President of Motorola. "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."

The Renew will first be available at T-Mobile in Q1 2009.

- Motorola Renew Specs

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