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CELL PHONE LIFE CYCLE

GOWTHAMI UMADISETTI | September 24, 2019

A Cell Phone is made up with many materials.


In general. The handset contains 40% of
metals. 40% plastic, 20% Ceramics and trace
materials. Most raw materials must be
processed before manufacturers can use them

People still don't know


the importance of a good
1 The Manufacturing
disposal of a phone. The of each part is held
devices ending up on the in several different
trash can potentially places . sometimes
cause environmental at long distnaces
problems.
7 MATERIAL
2 from the final
product assembly
EXTRACTION

MANUFACTURING
END OF LIFE
- DISPOSAL

Thousand of phones that work


properly are discarded. Lately there
are many organizations and collection
points pick up this type of devices, to
3 The Packaging is to protect
the product but also to
reuse those which are in perfect
condition. On the other hand, the
6 provide information about it.
Sometimes the package is
excessive and it normally
phones that cannot be reused, are
becomes waste. Lately.
separated properly to salvage the
END OF LIFE - PACKAGING recycled materials are being
parts that still work and can be reused
REUSE OR used.
and recycle the other USEFUL LIFE TRANSPORTATION
RECYCLE

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Cell phone Companies sell their Each part of the cell phone has to be
own phones, which are usually not transported to the manufacturing
interchangeable from company to centre. Sometimes, this distances
company. These means that are excessive. In the other hand, the
switching companies can mean product has to be delivered to the
having to purchase a new phone point of sale. A local production can
reduce the environmental impact

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