DID you know that the lifespan of the average smart phone is only just over two years? Did you also know that the pay and working conditions for those who extract the raw materials for smartphones, and who assemble them, are often extremely poor?
Some mobile phone companies are trying to produce phones that we can use for longer (e.g. by giving more years of updates), therefore reducing e-waste and making the emmissions from producing a mobile phone more worthwhile. Companies are also trying to source Fair Trade materials and only get their phones assembled in factories that pay a living wage.
A very interesting article about this: https://www.gizmochina.com/2023/07/17/environmentally-friendly-smartphones-a-closer-look-at-sustainable-phones-fairphone-4/
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