# Mobile Phones Made from Hay The 'Natural Year Phone' for Green Geeks By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2008-12-08 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/natural-year-phone References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/12/08/now-thats-a-grassy-phone/) The 'Natural Year Phone' by Je-Hyun Kim is a concept mobile phone that features an exterior casing made from hay. The 'Natural Year Phone' inevitably features components like the keyboard and screen that aren't biodegradable. However, Je-Hyun Kim's hay casing allows the user to break off the hay to let it decompose and recycle the remainder of the mobile phone. Je-Hyun Kim's 'Natural Year Phone' is a clever concept to make the best of this disposable era of consumerism. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Sustainable Materials:** Exploring the use of biodegradable materials in mobile phone production presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the electronics industry. - **Eco-friendly Design:** Developing mobile phones with innovative design features that prioritize environmental sustainability can disrupt the consumer electronics market. - **Circular Economy:** Implementing circular economy principles in the production and disposal of mobile phones can create disruptive innovation opportunities for the tech industry. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** The integration of biodegradable components in mobile phones can revolutionize the consumer electronics industry by offering more environmentally friendly options. - **Sustainable Manufacturing:** Incorporating sustainable manufacturing practices in the production of mobile phones can disrupt the manufacturing industry by reducing environmental impact and waste. - **Waste Management:** Developing efficient methods for the disposal and recycling of mobile phones can pave the way for disruptive innovation in the waste management industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Compostable Smartphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecoblvd-mojave-collection.md) - [Compostable Polymer Smartphone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bellroy-bio-phone-case.md) - [Artful Aluminum Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-1.md) - [Eco-Friendly Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nokia-x30.md) - [Visible Component Smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-1.md) - [Repairable Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forever-phone-case.md) - [Paper-Made Dissolvable E-Waste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pape.md) - [Garden-Inspired Smartphone Chargers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-moonlit-desk-garden.md) - [Cubic Industrial Phone Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-phone-concept.md)