In the Unites States alone, there are 197 million cell phone users. Globally, over 100 million cell phones: are replaced each year,1.1 Signal Towers A eer 100,000 cell towers are present in the USA. Radiation limits (esieomatts per auare centimeter 1. USA, 1,000 2, Australia, 200 3. Russia, 10 ‘Towers emit 4. Italy, 10 levels of 5, Canada, 10 radiation 6, China, 6 equal to 7. New Zeland, 0.02 a microwave Radiation can reach up to two miles away from the tower oe 2.1 Composition Plas Cell phones are primarily made of plastic They are recyclable. Cell phone plastics are categorized as “other”, or the number “7, Plasties in this category consist of dangerous, toxic plastics as well as new, safe plastics ‘During exessivly slow decomposition, these plasties release methane gas.2.2 Composition ‘other Various Parts 4 Printed Civeut Displays Sai “Arsenic Boar “Beryllium ea “Cadmium yy or fae ‘ie oe “Lead 3.1 Energy and Recycling The energy saved by reeyeling one cell phone is enough to power laptop for 44 hours, For every one million cell phones recycled, 75 pounds of gold pounds of silver, 8 pounds of palladium, and 35,274 pounds of ‘copper ean be recovered. IfAmericans recycled the approximately. 130 million cell phones that are disposed of annually enough energy would be saved to power more than 24,000 homes in a yeat ma4.1 Media Use Cell phones can be used N to obtain: News (Fig. 1) ‘Music and Ring Tones(Fig. 2) Phone-Based Games (Fig. 9) ‘Map Dinections(Fig, Personal Messages (Fig. 5) 4.2 Media Use Pictures Fifteen percent of consumers claim 2 cell phone camera to be their primary camera Phone cameras being produced in 2010 are commonly | ? Many smart phones are being procuced with 5+ megapixel image capturing abilities. Most common resolutions are 240 x 520 and 610 450 1280 x 960 is becoming more common, along with better image quality5.1 Use While Driving 67 Percent of people polled admit to 4/7 sng;a phone while driving 4q— 21 Percent of fatal car accidents involving teens ages 16-19 are the result of cell phone distractions. Ky Reaction time while driving and texting can increase by 8 percent, as opposed to when just driving. 6.1 The Future Faster Service ‘Multi-Function ‘Media Immersion Environmentaly Friendly Materials