Pre-loved tech is treasure
It can be refurbished, resold, re-homed or stripped down to parts and recycled.
In fact, the average household is sitting on £1,060 of pre-loved tech. Why not release that buried treasure?
Pre-loved tech contributes to e-waste
E-waste is a massive environmental issue. 53.6 million tonnes of the stuff were generated worldwide in 2019 and only 17% was collected or recycled. Shockingly, the UK is the world’s second largest producer of e-waste.
Producing new tech takes a toll on our planet
…and contributes to the depletion of finite resources. (Naughty new tech!)
Tech contributes to CO2 emissions
… and we desperately need to reduce these emissions, fast. To comply with The Paris Peace Agreement, we need to limit our global warming to 1.5℃.
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