1.   Altschul hopes to have her disposable phone on the market within six months.

2.   And even disposable phones that are re-useable will wear out.

3.   Another positive sign for disposable phone makers is the rapid growth of the prepaid wireless market.

4.   Still, it is likely that the potential for profit will trump environmental concerns and the disposable phone will hit the market, and landfills, before long.

5.   The idea of using them for disposable phones has been floating around for a while.

6.   Those companies are developing disposable wireless phones that they hope to begin selling nationwide early next year.

7.   A voice message will greet a disposable phone user, telling him how many minutes are left on the airtime pack when the phone is turned on.