Change mobile phone year after year?

Did you know that the impact of producing a mobile phone on the environment is equivalent to taking a 400-kilometer car trip? And now just multiply: over 1.5 billion are sold every year!

The price of a mobile phone can vary from 100 euros for a low-end model to almost 2000 euros for the more advanced ones. According to Apple, the largest seller of smartphones worldwide, each new iPhone has a carbon footprint of between 70 and 85 kilograms of CO2. In a world where about 1.5 billion phones are sold each year, the rate of production and consumption is becoming increasingly unsustainable. A radical change in the industry is urgent.

On average, phones last about two and a half years in the hands of each user, being then replaced by a more recent model, often while the old ones still work. According to the news reported by the newspaper PÚBLICO, broken screens, worn-out batteries, and social pressure are the main factors that lead consumers to change their phones more frequently than necessary.

The problem worsens when we know that most smartphones are not recycled properly, thus contributing to electronic waste landfills, usually in developing countries. "The main challenge is to make devices last a little longer," summarizes Eva Gouwens, CEO of Fairphone - a sustainable smartphone production brand. By keeping the same equipment for at least five years, we already reduce the carbon footprint by 30% and the electronic waste produced by 50 percent. In other words, if we use them twice as long, we produce half the waste.

Everything is related to how the industry works, always with the goal of selling phones. For manufacturers, the best way to make money is when the consumer decides to buy a new one. So, most brands create this need, even when the current mobile phone is in good condition or could benefit from a repair.

One of the solutions to this problem is for manufacturers to start producing more repairable equipment and to facilitate the repair process by creating more certified service points. It is also important to encourage the production of new software that older models can support, ensuring their proper functioning.

Buying a refurbished Refurbished emerges as another way to encourage the shift in the mobile phone industry paradigm, focusing on a more conscious consumption with companies that have sustainable values and ensuring that your electronic devices do not cause a high carbon footprint.

Following these steps can lead to the ideal scenario of the industry: maximizing the lifespan of the mobile phone and, when it comes to an end, encouraging the proper recycling of the equipment.

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