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Fairer & green electronics

Green fair electronics

Cell phones, computers and the like also need a change. More and more consumers want fairer and green electronics. Help and give tips to the community.

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#1 Shift Phones

You can repair the shiftphones of the German startup of the same name yourself. In addition, the use of the conflict mineral Coltan and child labor is waived. The company is currently working on the development of a "ShiftMu", which combines smartphone, tablet and keyboard, planned market launch: 2020.

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#2 The fair mouse

The fair mouse of Nager-IT consists of bio-plastic and a wooden scroll wheel. The computer mice are manufactured in a German integration workshop. The supply chain is two-thirds fair. "That sounds modest, but it's by far the fairest thing in electronics," the company said, adding that the supply chain for a mouse is so complex that it encompasses more than 100 (!) Factories and mines.

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#3 refurbed

It does not always have to be new. Mobile phones, computers and Co. can also be bought refurbished. For example, the Viennese start-up Refurbed offers all-new, used products. So you can save a lot of electronic waste, environmentally friendly and cheaper than new it is as well.

https://www.refurbed.at/

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#4 Fairphone

The pioneer in terms of fair smartphones has a transparent supply chain for four conflict minerals and can be repaired. Last year, Fairphone launched a crowdfunding campaign that also allows private individuals to participate in the Dutch business with small sums. The Fairphone 2 has been awarded the Blue Angel environmental label.

Picture: Fairphone

https://www.fairphone.com/de/

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#5 Samsung is moving slowly

In 2017, Samsung performed particularly poorly in the Greenpeace electronics environmental ranking.The top dog among smartphone manufacturers reacted to outside protests in the previous year and wants to switch from coal to 2020% renewable energies by 100, at least for the production facilities and offices in Europe, China and the USA move. In addition, own solar and geothermal systems are planned in South Korea.

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#6 Environmentally friendly manufacturers

2017 polled Greenpeace 17 electronics companies for environmental friendliness. On the floor was the Fairphone, followed by Apple and Dell, Samsung, however, performs particularly badly. That Apple has set the course for a CO2-friendliness, but does not change the fact that iPhones and Co. can be repaired only with difficulty. Only a few manufacturers value recycling.

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