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Nokia puts a lot of effort into being a green company. It has a large resource center available on its web site to help people learn more about green behaviors. The two most basic concepts it pushes are unplugging cell phone chargers, and recycling old phones.

Just last year, Nokia developed an alert for mobile phones to remind users to unplug the chargers from the wall once charging is complete. It is a pretty simple idea. When you phone is done charging, it beeps and an alert appears on the screen that says it is done charging and no longer needs to be plugged in. Heed this alert, people. It will save you money to unpiug the charger, as well as extend the life of your battery and conserve electricity.

Nokia also recently touted two separate green ideas. One was a phone made completely of recycled materials. Called "Remade", it would use nothing new in its construction. Nokia hasn't said whether or not it will ever make this phone, but the concept is a neat idea. Phones based on the Remade concept would be made out of metals from aluminum cans and plastics from drink bottles. Materials from old car tires would make up the phones' rubber key mats. The phones would also use environment-friendly technologies, including printed electronics and display graphics that save energy, according to Nokia.

Nokia introduced another concept called Eco Sensor, which is a wearable mobile phone and a sensing device that analyzes a person's health and surrounding environment. The Eco Sensor concept, follows the "reduce, reuse, and recycle" model, meaning that both the phone and the sensor unit would feature a compact design and contain materials that can be renewed or reclaimed.

Lastly, Nokia is hosting a big recycling project in San Diego this Saturday, April 26th. Check the Nokia web site for details.

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