Is how environmentally sound your phone is, something that is important to you?

We know that Nokia has quite a few 'Green' projects under its belt, like getting involved with Earth Hour and setting up Planet UnPlug and helping set up eco-aware travel via Nokia Green Explorer but Nokia is also working to make its products as eco-aware as possible.

Green issues are one of the biggest topics these days and being eco-aware shouldn't be a 'choice' it should be routine.

One of the ways that Nokia is helping raise personal awareness to green issues is with "we:offset". This is a piece of software that lets users calculate their carbon emissions.

What's more, a recent report over on CNN looking at a variety of green issues, pointed out how effective Nokia is at getting the green message out there. The report points out that 80 per cent of Nokia phones are recyclable and that every one of them comes with an energy efficient charger.

CNN also points out that 'the company operates the largest voluntary mobile recycling program with nearly 5,000 collection points around the world. Nokia is developing eco-friendly applications that can be run on handsets as well.

"Only when we have many products with many features in large volumes that consumers start to buy then it starts to make a difference for the planet," said Mitti Storckovius, head of Nokia's environmental initiative team.

"If we just have a showcase phone in a glass podium, and we say here is our green phone, it really doesn't help anyone if it is not in use by the masses."

What's more, Nokia has also set up its Eco line of phones, with the Nokia N79 Eco being the first device to ship with no charger and less packaging, so cutting down once again on carbon footprints.

Then there is the Nokia Eco Charger, which cuts energy being pumped to the phone as soon as the battery is charged.

So the correct answer to the question we posed at the start of this 'How green is your Nokia?' is a simple one, the answer is very.....

Via: CNN