From cell phone to sunflower

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/06/cellphonecover.sunflower.reut/index.html

CNN.com-December 6, 2004

Still no cure for cancer though, right?

Some 650 million mobile phones will be sold this year, and most of them will be thrown away within two years, burdening the environment with plastics, heavy metals and chemicals. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, Warwick University said. ok, the plastic cover accounts for 30% of the mass of the phone, and here we are looking for an excuse to feel better about throwing more of these things away every year and bury them (and our futures)? :crazy:

Wow, that's craziness! Darn cool. Thanks for sharing. :cool: