Time to end fast tech
Time to end fast tech.
Phones, tablets and laptops have never been better built or longer lasting. So why are we still replacing them every couple of years?
The race to launch the "most advanced device ever" every year comes at a cost, and the planet is paying it.
Fast tech is a system of overproduction and overconsumption. It relies on devices that are built to be thrown away, either when they break or when the latest "upgrade" makes them feel old.
It is everywhere you look. In our pockets, in our economy and, above all, in our bins. It is time to face up to what fast tech is doing to the planet, and to do something about it.
We're making more than we need
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Smartphones shipped worldwide every year, while most of us already own one that works perfectly well.
We're throwing more away
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Tonnes of e-waste produced worldwide in a single year, and less than a quarter of it is properly recycled.
We're burning carbon to build it
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Of a smartphone's lifetime carbon footprint comes from making it, not using it. Keeping one going longer is the biggest saving you can make.
We can still have the tech we need without the waste that comes with it. Instead of buying whatever we are told to, or leaving old devices to gather dust in a drawer or end up in landfill, we can get the most out of what we already own and give the planet a break at the same time.
The best part? It is not hard.
Here is how you break the cycle.
Reuse
- Make your tech last with a case and a screen protector.
- Pass a working device on to family, or sell it on rather than leaving it in a drawer.
Repair
- A new battery or screen keeps a device going for years, for a fraction of the price of replacing it.
- Bring it to our Huddersfield workshop or send it in, and we will quote before any work starts.
Refurbish
- Trade in old tech for cash when you are ready to move on.
- Choose refurbished and skip the footprint of making a new device.
Ready to do your bit?
See how refurbished works.
What goes into every device we sell, and why it is as good as new.
Sell what you're not using.
Turn an old device into cash instead of e-waste.
