Reuse and Recycling Archives

Pioneering the path to circularity
Long-Lasting Design 24 November 2021
The „circular economy“, a concept that is becoming more and more prominent in the current Zeitgeist. In short, it’s an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and facilitating the continual use of resources. A world in which we are genuinely circular is one where materials can be used, recycled ...
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Reintroducing: Fairphone’s Reuse & Recycle Program
News 25 Oktober 2021
We have relaunched our Reuse and Recycle Program. There are a lot of resources in your old smartphones and we want to make sure we make the most out of them, all the while keeping the environmental impact low and your benefits high. While the old program allowed people ...
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Fair Materials 101: Why recycling isn’t enough
Reuse and Recycling 12 Februar 2021
Many people mistakenly believe that we can achieve a circular economy simply by improving how we recycle the things we buy. We’re told over and over again, that if we buy a new phone, use it till it breaks, then turn it over to the recycling robots, they will ...
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French Repairability Index: Fairphone takes the lead
Long-Lasting Design 04 Februar 2021
Fairphone has become one of the first phone manufacturers to comply with the French Repairability Index that came into effect on January 1, 2021, achieving a score of 8.7/10! What does this mean exactly? Well, the Index makes it a legal obligation for French resellers and operators to show a ...
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Turning Black Friday Green
Community 30 November 2020
Once upon a time – when the idea of longevity was so deeply ingrained in the collective psyche that the question “But how long will this last?” was commonplace when considering buying any new item – my grandpa lovingly handmade wooden school suitcases for my dad and his sister. ...
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Dein altes Handy ruft an: Es will ein neues Leben
Reuse and Recycling 20 November 2020
Viele von uns (etwa 1,5 Milliarden) besitzen ein brandneues Smartphone, an das wir uns gerade erst gewöhnen. In den meisten Fällen ist das eine schlechte Nachricht für unseren bisherigen treuen Begleiter. Denn das “alte”, das uns zwei Jahre lang zur Seite stand, landet häufig auf dem Elektronik-Friedhof. Du weißt, ...
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Podcast: Making a business case for African battery recycling
Reuse and Recycling 01 Oktober 2020
Read more about the business case for African battery recycling in Closing the Loop’s whitepaper based on our learnings from the project. It’s no secret – We’re out to change the electronics industry. Together with an amazing network of changemakers, we’re disrupting a short-term way of thinking that the world ...
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A golden opportunity: The risks and rewards of gold recycling
Fair Materials 25 September 2020
Why would anyone put gold in a phone? Silver and copper are better conductors, and much cheaper. The answer lies in one word: tarnishing. Silver and copper react with oxygen. Pure gold doesn’t, making it ideal for tiny circuits and connectors. What’s not ideal are the deeply ingrained issues ...
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Rethinking plastic waste
Reuse and Recycling 19 Juli 2019
Here at Fairphone, we envision a circular economy, where resources are used and reused in an infinite loop. So we’re examining every step of our phone’s life cycle and finding ways to make improvements. Sometimes the best ideas require you to think outside the box and that’s exactly what ...
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