Green Phone , how to use ?

Almost everybody owns a cell phone these days and it has become a part of daily living. But we have also been hearing that it is not good for our health because of the radiations and also for the environment because of all the chemicals it is made of. However, it does have a good side to it too. There are ways in which you can really use the cell phone in a green way. The following are 5 ways in which you can use cell phone in a green way and protect the environment

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1.Shopping for food

Cell phones can really help us in shopping for food. They help us in doing healthier food shopping. Cell phones have apps that help users choose a local restaurant that offers good food, farmer markets that have fresh seasonal produce. Some apps even count the calories of the food we are eating at a restaurant. They also help users pick products in the supermarket.

2.Tourism

When you travel to a new place and plan to explore the place but wonder which place you must visit, it is natural that you buy a tourism book that shows you all places you need to visit. Sometimes if you cannot find  the book, you will only be left in confusion where you need to go. That is when your cell phone really comes in handy. Instead of wasting paper for tourism, it is best to rely on your cell phone. This is a much greener way and prevents wastage of paper. Cell phones provide tourism details like the local museums, historic sites, lakes waterfalls etc you can visit. They also provide you info of the means of transport and distance of travel. Recently a cell phone tour was launched by New England Aquarium based on carbon footprint information. Cell phones can be used to gaining important and interesting information and they all decrease the demand for electronic devices that tourists normally rent for audio tours and also decreases the demand for tour buses

3.As boarding passes

Cell phones can be used as to show the passengers boarding passes at international airports. This really saves a lot of paper worldwide, making it another green use of the cell phone. Passengers can show their cell phones with a specific bar code displayed in the security line. Thus passengers can avoid the pain of checking in early, printing boarding passes and skip the line at airport check in. So, next time you plan to fly check with your line if you can get a 2D barcode sent to your cell phone and save some paper. If everybody follows this, a lot of paper will be saved and it is a small step to save the trees and the environment.

4.      Eco friendly coupons

You can avoid the use of paper and get coupons on your cell phone directly. Apps like Coupon Sherpa helps you search for coupons in the store saving you money and paper. You can also get coupons for eco-friendly products and services. You can also recharge coupons online for recharging your mobile rather use a paper recharge coupon. These coupons really save the environment and paper.

5.      For check deposition

Some banks allow their customers to deposit checks through images sent via their cell phone service platform. It could be a bit of a security problem but it helps a lot of people like old people, invalids who cannot go to bank and wait in the line for a long time. All the customers need to do is to take a picture of the check on both sides with their cell phone camera and upload the taken pictures into the electronic check deposit system and then discard the paper check after the bank clears the amount of the check. It is still best to deposit check in person but this works well for customers who are old or invalid. It also saves a lot of paper.

These are some of the ways cell phones can be used in a better way to protect the environment and save the earth for the future generations to come.