1. Sprint Nextel
All Things Green

2. Company Overview
Sprint Nextel is a telecommunications corporation that offers a wide range of wireless and wire line communications services
Serves consumers, businesses, and government users
Served more than 49.9 million customers in 2010
Leader in developing innovative technologies, such as the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the U.S.
Sprint Nextel merger began in 2004 and was completed by 2005

3. Impact of Cell Phones Central form of communication and connection
3.5 billion cell phones used worldwide
4.1 billion mobile phone subscriptions
130 million cell phones are disposed each year
65,000 tons of electronic waste
Research shows that each charger uses approximately kWh per day

4. Impact of Cell Phones
Cell phones are constantly being replaced by newer ones due to newer features, change of carriers or service plans, or the desire for something new
Disposal of cell phones pose a threat to the environment due to the increase in landfills and possible pollution in the soil and rivers
Extraction of materials in a cell phone emits toxic chemicals
Printed circuit boards contain lead, nickel, and beryllium
Liquid crystal displays contain mercury
Batteries may have nickel and cadmium
Plastics may contain toxic flame retardants

5. Sprint Sustainability
First U.S. wireless provider to target the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Reduce emissions by 15% between
Improve energy efficiency; use renewable energy sources, such as hydrogen fuel cells to replace backup generators
Environmentally friendly phones
Product-recycling program for old phones, batteries, accessories
Buy back old equipment
Goal: recycle 99% of products

6. Sprint Sustainability
Sprint’s Device Eco Criteria sets the standards high
Reduce chemicals in products
Eliminate unnecessary packaging
Sprint is working to ensure that its suppliers follow its own environmental standards
Sprint is reducing its carbon usage
Using solar panels
Printing bills on thinner paper
Using led lights instead of traditional incandescent lighting
Using natural light
Eliminating the use of Styrofoam cups

7. Sprint Sustainability
Sprint purchases 80% of its power from a wind farm in Spearville, Kansas
Reduces oil by 146,305 per year
Saves electricity from 8,726 homes per year
Preserves 439 acres of forest

8. Sprint Sustainability
Green IT (Green Information Technology Approach)
Improves design efficiency and use of computing resources
Uses power management, recycling practices, environmentally friendly hardware and software
IT-based power consumption has decreased over 20 months
Servers reduced by more than 3,850
Results: improved energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20,355 metric tons
Sprint uses more energy efficient servers and storage
Consolidated data centers
Reduced applications
Simpler hardware & software IT plan that uses virtualization and other green IT options

9. Eco-Friendly Phones Samsung Restore Samsung Replenish LG Remarq
Made from 84% recycled materials
Samsung Replenish
First eco-friendly Android
LG Remarq
Coated with lead-free paint
Samsung Reclaim
Made with bio-plastic materials from corn

10. Green Accessories Solio Mono Hybrid Charger
Stores power from the sun or electrical socket
All-in-one Vehicle & Wall Charger
Can charge two devices at once
Energy Star 2.0 compliant
Customers can add the Sprint Green tile to their phone to access eco-friendly guides

11. What You Can Do 17.8 million phones have been kept out of landfills
Recycle old phones
Sprint will recycle your phones, batteries, accessories, data cards for free and donate the proceeds to charity
Sprint Buyback gives account credit to customers returning old phones
Sign up for Sprint’s eBill system
Electronic bills save paper and trees

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