T-Mobile Offers Eco-Friendly Renew for $9.99 with Contract

T-Mobile is now offering the MOTO W233 Renew, with plastic phone housing made from recycled water bottles and is entirely recyclable.

The Renew, available for $9.99 with a two-year service agreement and reduces carbon footprints. Through an alliance with Carbonfund.org, Motorola offsets the carbon dioxide required to manufacture, distribute and operate the phone through investments in renewable energy sources and reforestation, making it the first carbon-neutral mobile phone.

The Renew saves energy with battery life of up to nine hours of talk time. The phone packaging and included in-box materials are printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. Also included in the box is a prepaid shipping envelope for customers to use to recycle their old device.

The Renew features CrystalTalk technology, messaging capabilities, web browser (WAP), dual band GMS 850 /1900, USB connector and an optional 2 GB of removable memory. The dispay is 128 x128 pixels.

The MOTO W233 Renew is available today at select T-Mobile retail stores