Phone charger

Saturday, January 17th 2009 - 09:16 CET - Comments: 0

M eadWestvaco announced that Navajo Manufacturing selected MWV as its sustainable packaging partner for Hottips!, a new, eco-friendly cell phone charging system. Navajo Manufacturing, which creates merchandising programs and innovative, branded products for some of the biggest U.S. retailers, chose MWV’s Natralock security packaging for its environmental benefits, impactful graphics and design. Hottips! was launched at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week. The Eco-friendly phone charger and it’s retail package already received a CES award for environment-friendly design.

 

Eco-friendly cell phone charger

Hottips! all-in-one charger was selected as an honoree for the prestigious Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award in the Eco-Design product category by the Consumer Electronics Association. "We created the cell phone charger to be an eco-friendly solution for consumers who try to make environmentally conscious purchasing decisions and who don't want their used electronics to end up in landfills," said Bob Donegan, CEO of Navajo Manufacturing. "MWV's Natralock compliments hottips! perfectly: it uses two-thirds less packaging materials than clamshell packaging, is made from renewable resources, requires fewer chemicals and less energy to produce, and it is recyclable.

 

All-in-one charger features

The Hottips! charging system is an eco-friendly product line that can last the lifespan of several mobile phones. Removable connector tips can be replaced to adapt the charger to fit 94 percent of all cell phones. The unique, all-in-one charger features car, fold-away wall, 9v emergency and USB charging options, eliminating the need for multiple chargers in a consumer's home, car, briefcase or purse. Hottips! is also RoHS compliant, as it does not contain any lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), all chemicals that are known to be dangerous to the environment.

Eco-friendly phone charger and packaging

Natralock's slim design is made from a proprietary, tear-resistant paperboard that helps to reduce weight without compromising the strength or security of the package, thus reducing transportation and shipping costs. Natralock packaging incorporates a clear plastic APET or RPET bubble, and uses 60 percent less plastic on average than petroleum-based clamshells. During manufacture, Natralock seals up to 60 percent faster on average than clamshells, uses less energy during production and can be run on existing sealing machinery, making the conversion from clamshells quick, easy and inexpensive.

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