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Up to 99.9% of decommissioned equipment returned will be reused or recycled, BT says
The world must make a concerted effort to mine electronic waste, not the Earth, says a new study.
UK tech store Currys is trialling a trade-in system to swap old, unwanted tech for money-off vouchers at any of its outlets, to support World Recycling Day on the 18th March.
Initial use of the technology has already recovered gold with a purity of 999.9
Move will reduce waste and save consumers money says EU; it will stifle choice and innovation says Apple
A circular economy means moving away from disposable, short-life products and towards a culture of re-use, recycling and remanufacturing
E-waste contains toxic materials like lead, mercury and cadmium
Amazon is also under fire for apparently using algorithmic-enforced staff turnover targets
Because the reconditioned units reuse much of the original device, emissions, water and raw materials are significantly reduced, with costs 40 per cent less