Families across the UK are being urged to think twice before they splash their festive cash on questionable gadgets and electronic toys that will be quickly discarded.
Some of the top-selling devices will act as a diversion for just a few weeks, days, or even a few hours after Christmas dinner before being put in a drawer and forgotten.
Emma Armstrong, Sustainable Electronics Ambassador and Group Commercial Director at In2tec Ltd, says: “Technology has transformed our lives for the better, enhancing communication, streamlining workflows, and revolutionising the way we consume entertainment.
“But our society is still addicted to cheaply-produced tech that ends up in landfill after barely being used. Throwaway electronics have a devastating ecological impact, ruin the health of waste pickers in developing countries, and waste staggering amounts of rare earth elements, aluminium, copper, and steel – and none of this is necessary.
“There is a solution to e-waste that combines economic and environmental viability – the reuse, repair, and refurbishment of electronics, so think before you throw away or hoard. There is always a solution to ensure the materials in these products are used in another life cycle.”
In2tec offers ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™, a closed-loop process that enables manufacturers to reclaim components from old electronics.
ReUSE® includes materials, processes, and design principles for manufacturing printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). ReCYCLE™ is an ultra-low energy method for dismantling PCBAs back to their original bill of materials (BoM).
This technology allows for global commercialisation and significantly reduces energy usage during manufacturing and processing at the end of a product’s life, unlike traditional PCBA methods.
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