Sustainability

How Sustainable is Your Smartphone?

Consider the following:

  • What are the social, environmental, and economic characteristics of sustainability?
  • What description would go into the center of the Venn diagram?
  • Why is sustainability described as a three-legged stool?

How Sustainable Is Your Smartphone?

Use the interactive from the Guardian to complete the note organizer. ( source: How Sustainable is Your Smartphone? )

Sustainability of mobile phones from raw material extraction to manufacturing to disposal is not just a U.S. problem. It's a global issue. The video from Germany summarizes many of the sustainability concerns raised by the Guardian (a British publication) in the How Sustainable is Your Smartphone" interactive.

As you continue your exploration of smartphones, consider how new materials could address social, environmental, and economic concerns associated with smartphone raw materials, manufacturing, and disposal.