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Sprint to Implement Green Guidelines for Suppliers

Feb 23, 2010, 1:13 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Sprint CEO Dan Hesse laid out a new set of green product guidelines for all its manufacturers. Hesse said, "Moving forward, every handset vendor who manufactures handsets to operate on Sprint's networks must produce handsets that meet or exceed Sprint's new green design criteria and specifications. Working in partnership with our handset manufacturers, Sprint has developed an industry-first environmental 'scorecard' to bolster progress toward Sprint's green design specifications. The criteria in the 'scorecard' better enable Sprint and our vendors to gauge the degree to which each handset manufactured complies with our environmental standards." Sprint didn't immediately publish the guidelines. In 2009, Sprint launched a recycled handset from Samsung called the Reclaim. It also recently updated its Buy Back program.

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trojandrew

Feb 23, 2010, 1:49 PM

hmmmm

As long as this means all their new handsets don't feel as light and cheap as the Samsung Reclaim I'm fine with it.

Honestly if *anyone* out there could get us a freaking battery with more life (both in holding a charge and total lifespan) and batteries were more interchangable that would be *awesome*. Battery waste is nasty.

Jayshmay

yeah, longer lasting batteries would most definetly be nice. As big of a device as the HTC Desire is, it only has a 1400mah battery. I was hoping for no less than a 1500mah one. It's 2010 already damn it. How much more in the future does it have to be...
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a992156

Feb 23, 2010, 7:29 PM

Attention Sprint Employees:

How much will I get in credit for giving you my old phones? Do they have to be in working condition?

The press release failed to mention any of this.

a992156

Fudge....nevermind, just saw the other story.

Cellenator

Feb 23, 2010, 6:07 PM

Thanks sprint keep leading the way!

Forget all the haters- HELL I might even port my numbers back.

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