iPhone 3G to be shipped in more eco-friendly packaging
The new iPhone 3G will ship in a paper tray made that has a carbon footprint a tenth the size of a plastic tray, according to its manufacturer PaperFoam.
The paper tray, manufactured by Dutch firm PaperFoam, is made from potato or tapioca starch.
According to Dutch blog Bright, PaperFoam CEO Hans Arentsen has confirmed that Apple ordered “millions of PaperFoam packages” for the new iPhone.
The PaperFoam tray will be inside a coated cardboard box, both of which are fully recyclable. Apple committed to reducing its environmental impact in an open letter from Steve Jobs released in May 2007.
Although we doubt it, hopefully this will be enough to silence Greenpeace protesters who have taken a liking to complain against Apple’s policies just because of its highly rising media profile.
[Via The Register]
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