My new post over on Worldchanging was actually inspired by the above Anil Dash tweet that showed up in my Twitter feed on July 11th, aka launch day. It kinda snapped me out of my gadget-induced trance. Don't get the wrong idea -- I still waited in line for 2.5 hours to get me my 3G. And I loves her. But it did make me curious about the environmental impact of my new phone.
So I did some digging. The second-generation iPhone actually turns out to have made some solid improvements on the green front over its first iteration. Earbuds are now PVC free and the circuit board is produced sans bromine. Probably most importantly, the 3G's battery is no longer soldered in, which makes it easier to both keep the phone in working order and break it down when it comes time to recycle. Part of what I talk about at Worldchanging is why we don't hear Apple using these green good points as selling points for their stuff.
