Summary of Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling smartphone e-waste from smartphones
- As smartphone sales have skyrocketed, so has the device’s contribution to waste streams and carbon emissions.
- Manufacturers will need to conserve resources as 6 of the key elements for mobile phones will run out in the next 100 years.
- Changes to business models and consumer habits will be needed to tackle electronic waste.
- The ability to repair phones will be key to conserving resources, tackling e-waste and climate mitigation, and building a circular economy for electronics.
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