If only mankind could restrict their urge to have more than what is necessary, our earth would have been a much greener planet than it is today. But in our quest to possess everything, we have pushed the green limits to a threatening extent. One of the contributing components to this threat is the cell phone. With tons of them being launched each day, an equivalent number of them are being discarded too…..generously adding on to the ever-growing piles of e-waste. To combat such grievous issue, take a look at Fernando Robert’s concept devised for Green Gadget Design Competition 2008. Dubbed as the Cell Wrap, it’s the most basic design for a communicating device without any frills. Focusing on the idea of using a gadget simply for the purpose that it is intended to, the designer makes the best use of the recycled Polyethylene to literally wrap a lead-free LCD screen, a PCB Board and a keypad. 
The LCD screen is side mounted on the PCB Board leaving only the keypad on the front face of the phone. This helps to downsize the form. The wraps side finish is done in ultra clear for reading this screen. Doomed pucks layered below PE sleeve provide tactile feedback while interface graphics are printed with soy based inks. While the LED perimeter below the transparent sleeve indicates the incoming calls. 
Dunno if this kinda conceptual green cell phone will make it big but the overall design definitely allows for a small carbon footprint, while still offering protection of internals with various design possibilities in the form of graphics and surface textures on.
