{"id":41798,"date":"2019-04-10T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=41798"},"modified":"2019-06-05T16:02:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T15:02:37","slug":"the-society-and-environment-interest-groups-tips-on-preserving-your-phone-and-preventing-e-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2019\/04\/10\/the-society-and-environment-interest-groups-tips-on-preserving-your-phone-and-preventing-e-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"The Society and Environment Interest Group\u2019s tips on preserving your phone and preventing e-waste!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever wondered what kind of impact your phone has on the environment or how you can be less wasteful and get the most use out of your phone? We use phones every day, and we want to help you spend less money, generate less waste and help preserve the environment.<\/em>
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Phones require a vast amount of resources to be produced and are gathered and shipped from all over the world. The plastics and metals which are needed, e.g. for the chips, battery, and casing, have unfortunately a very negative effect on the environment.
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There are many different types of materials within your phone and as these are too many to list, you could write a master\/PhD thesis about this. There’s a lot of information to be found on the internet, but for a short summary check out the flowing report by Fairphone [1].
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Here are a few facts about the environmental consequences of phone production. The average lifespan of a mobile phone is around 2 years [2]. The estimated e-waste for 2018 is 50 million tons with an annual growth rate of 3-5%, \u201cwhich is about three times faster than other waste streams\u201d [3]. A big problem is the lack of transparency in the supply chain, as major phone companies don’t (want to) know where their materials are coming from and can avoid responsibility. Another big problem is planned obsolescence. It’s economically beneficial for businesses if you buy a phone every year or two, so phones and software is not made to last.
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Now you know why you should save your old phone, but how do you do this? First and foremost don’t buy a new phone for fashion reasons, your old phone is just as beautiful. Be proud of how long you can last with a phone instead of being proud of having the newest.
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Is your old phone getting slower, then these tips might help!
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