Nokia X30 5G: saving the planet from e-waste one charger at a time

Nokia X30 5G. Picture: Noel Campion.

Finnish company Nokia is actively going further than most other companies to be more sustainable. My review unit of the Nokia X30 5G came in a box, which uses recycled cardboard with printing that uses vegetable ink. The phone is constructed with 100% recycled aluminium and 65% recycled plastic and Nokia promise three years of warranty with OS upgrades and monthly security updates to help the planet by reducing e-waste. And with each eligible device you purchase like the X30, you can register with Nokia which has partnered with Ecologi to plant trees. As of the time of writing, they’ve planted 363,533 trees and funded two projects.

Based on findings from the European Commission determined in 2019, mobile phone chargers were responsible for around 12,000 tonnes of e-waste in the EU, hence Nokia decided to remove chargers from their X series of devices in April 2021. Wall chargers can be purchased at nokia.com if necessary, and a portion of the proceeds will be sent to CLEAR RIVERS, a nonprofit organisation that works to remove plastic rubbish from international waterways.