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Mobile Phone Recycling, Reuse

The New York Times published an article last weekend covering mobile phone repairing and recycling that touches on the the work of Collective Good and Green Phone in putting used phones into new hands. It's also worth mentioning the work of artist Chris Jordan's exhibition Running the Numbers which highlighting the estimated 426,000 phones retired in the USA every day.

To what extent do 'buy one get three free' offers increase the likelihood that the phone ends up in the bin sooner rather than later? It's free right, you can just get another one...

Related research on Repair Cultures here [PowerPoint, 4MB],

Writing from Helsinki | January 17, 2008 | Permalink