ZTE is China’s largest producer of telecommunications devices. While it’s certainly not unusual for a company of ZTE’s size and power to have an in-house recycling program, what is unusual is their design of production and manufacturing processes which minimize their environmental impact. For example, many of ZTE’s mobile phones use modular parts, which are readily interchangeable between units which makes it easier to recycle old mobile phones. This lowers the production and material cost, as well as streamlining the production process.
This also means that when recycling mobile phones, a ZTE phone is more likely to have a part that is able to be reused. Allowing the reuse of many of the parts of a mobile phone helps to ensure that the components have a longer shelf life, allowing them to be used for a longer period of time before becoming obsolete and requiring redesign.
ZTE’s Guideline For Design For Reuse requires that all products minimize the use of new materials and new components by designing more modular and upgradeable parts list. For this reason, ZTE has seen a great deal of growth since instituting this program in 2002. A commitment to green production design, and enforcing tighter production tolerances by choice, instead of by mandate, will ensure that ZTE doesn’t get caught unaware when sweeping changes make green mobile phone design a requirement. Because ZTE chooses to follow eco-friendly production and recycling programs now, it gives them a leg up on future changes in environmental regulations.
Some companies also offer recycled mobile phones for sale. To check if ZTE offer this visit their website.
http://www.zte.com
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