Sprint Community : All Content - Buzz About SustainabilityAll Content in Buzz About Sustainabilityhttp://community.sprint.com/baw/community/sprintblogs/sprint-speak/buzz-greenClearspace2009-08-06T12:56:46Z2009-08-06T12:56:46ZenSprint Introduces Most Feature-Rich, Eco-Friendly Phone YetDarrenBeck/people/DarrenBecknoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-08-06T12:56:46Z2009-08-06T12:49:44ZThis morning Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced the August 16th release of the Samsung Reclaim™ . Speaking with the media from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City where the Nature Conservancy’s Design for a Living World exhibit is on display, Hesse introduced the new device – a messaging phone that offers environmentally conscious consumers a perfect blend of responsibility without sacrificing2009-08-06T12:49:44Z3 months, 2 weeks ago5Brits More Into Phone Recycling than U.S.?DarrenBeck/people/DarrenBecknoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-06-03T19:33:05Z2009-06-03T19:33:05ZSeems that the Brits' interest in recycling phones is increasing much faster than the Yanks'. A recent analysis by Hitwise , an internet traffic monitor, showed that U.K. internet searches for mobile phone recycling almost tripled over the last year. Search terms - such as "recycle mobile phones", "mobile phone recycling" and "phone recycling" - increased by 189% between the week ending 5/17/08 and the week2009-06-03T19:33:05Z5 months, 2 weeks agoDesperate to RecycleAmyS/people/AmySnoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-04-02T22:55:11Z2009-04-02T22:55:11ZI’m a “24” person myself. Rarely do I miss an episode and if I do, it’s hulu.com to the rescue. It’s the first thing I discuss with my Sprint colleagues (after sustainability issues, of course) on Tuesday mornings, and I even have a group of “24” chat friends online. But apparently there’s another prime time drama that gets a pretty loyal following called “Desperate Housewives.” Well I suppose there needs to be a2009-04-02T22:55:11Z7 months, 3 weeks ago2Get SMARTAmyS/people/AmySnoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-11T22:05:52Z2009-03-11T21:07:26ZIt's been a quiet commute to work the past few mornings. And not just because it's dark and cold again thanks to the forced spring forward in time. There's a certain hush in my vehicle because my carpool buddy has been unable to share a ride recently. We both work at the Overland Park, KS facility but may have never joined GHG reduction forces without the aid of the Sprint Smart Commute Program. As a 20082009-03-11T21:07:26Z8 months, 2 weeks agoBreak This Drug HabitAmyS/people/AmySnoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-09T20:28:29Z2009-03-09T20:28:29ZWhen we flush medications down drains or send them to landfills, they make their way into rivers and even drinking water. Proper disposal is just what the doctor ordered, and the benefits are numerous. For starters, more than 80% of rivers recently sampled tested positive for medications like antibiotics, hormones, and antidepressants. In addition, trace amounts of pharmaceuticals end up in our water because2009-03-09T20:28:29Z8 months, 2 weeks ago2Setting Down New RootsAmyS/people/AmySnoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-07T03:32:02Z2009-03-07T03:32:02Z“Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing 'Embraceable You' in spats.” – Woody Allen It may not be the first thing you notice as you drive on to Sprint’s headquarters in Overland Park, KS, but right here at the tail end of winter there’s new landscaping adorning our main entrance. To date, nearly 40 trees have been replanted2009-03-07T03:32:02Z8 months, 2 weeks agoAre You Going to Eat That?AmyS/people/AmySnoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-07T02:17:02Z2009-03-07T02:17:02ZSprint’s Enterprise Real Estate Team, based in Overland Park, KS initiated a partnership in the summer of 2008 with Missouri Organic Recycling (MOR) to collect all biodegradable food waste at the Overland Park Headquarters’ dining cafes. MOR is a local, family owned and operated company that specializes in composting food waste. Together, Missouri Organics is helping us divert the maximum amount of unused2009-03-07T02:17:02Z8 months, 2 weeks agoTaking a Page from Sprint's PlaybookDarrenBeck/people/DarrenBecknoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-03T04:25:30Z2009-03-03T04:25:30ZLooks like AT&T may soon be taking a page from Sprint's playbook. According to the Boy Genius Report , it's rumored that AT&T is looking to launch a “Phone Trade-In” program for subscribers. While the following has yet to be confirmed, Engadget nets it out this way: "any phone traded in must be less than two years old and in relatively good shape, and the new phone you're after won't have any subsidies2009-03-03T04:25:30Z8 months, 3 weeks ago690% Recycling Goal - Disconnected from Reality?DarrenBeck/people/DarrenBecknoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-03-03T02:40:26Z2009-03-03T02:40:26ZRecently Sprint announced a 10-year recycling goal . By 2017, we intend to be collecting nine phones for reuse and recycling for every 10 phones that we sell a 90% collection rate. This is ambitious goal. No wireless retailer, carrier or manufacturer is achieving a collection rate that high today. At Sprint, our collection rate was 34% in 2008. While this was up from a collection rate of 22% in 2007,2009-03-03T02:40:26Z8 months, 3 weeks ago11Sprint Recycles - Spread the WordDarrenBeck/people/DarrenBecknoreply-buzz@sprint.com2009-02-10T04:52:40Z2009-02-10T04:52:40ZDid you know that nine out of 10 Sprint customers have at least one unused phone at home? Some have five or more. Many of those phones are destined for landfills since most are unaware that the devices can be reused and recycled. Sprint offers two free and easy options for reuse and recycling. Sprint Buyback offers customers up to $50 in account credit per phone for select models. Sprint Project Connect accepts2009-02-10T04:52:40Z9 months, 2 weeks ago6