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54 SPEEDA Trend Hero - Sustainable e-Waste Management

54 SPEEDA Trend OG - Sustainable e-Waste Management

Sustainable E-Waste Management

Reinforcing recycling, rerouting refuse, and reducing wasteflows

Waste Recovery & Management Tech

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 This report covers the shift to a more circular economy-based approach, away from a linear approach, for consumer electronics. Focusing on repair, refurbish, and recycle elements of sustainable e-waste management.
 
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 Integrating circular models to reduce e-waste:
 Businesses are increasingly aligning with the circular economy, especially in the consumer electronics space where consumers are demanding affordable alternatives to repair or replace broken devices.
 
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 Limitations against repair hamper consumers&rsquo; ability to repair their devices:
 Restricted access to spare parts and information as well as design that discourage repair have led to most consumers, including those who wished to repair their devices, to replace their device instead.
 
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 Environmentally conscious consumer demand and demand for affordable alternative is on the rise: 
 Comparatively lower prices are prompting consumers to opt for higher quality refurbished devices compared to lower quality new devices. Refurbished devices also offer significant emissions savings since most emissions are generated during production. Recycling can also reduce the reliance on raw material imports.
 
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 The rise of the right to repair:
 Legislative support for the right to repair in the EU and the US is forcing manufacturers to make devices more repairable while supplying spare parts and repair information. The expansion right to repair can also expand the repair value chain and make the electronic repair market more competitive.
 
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 Market projections for the circular electronics sector:
 The overall market is expected to grow with recycling leading the growth. Geographically, Europe and Mainland China are likely to be the leading locales for recycled electronics. Growing affordability of high-end devices will also be a catalyst for growth withing the refurbished electronics space. Major consumer electronics brands are also positioning themselves within the repair space either directly or through collaborations.
 
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 End-user devices have the largest carbon footprint (~31% of global IT sector scope 2 &amp; 3 emissions), followed by data centers (20%)
 
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 We have identified five major ways that sustainable IT infrastructure is being built
 
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 Judging by the advancements made by these global IT leaders (Microsoft, IBM, Intel, and Alphabet), a fully 
 sustainable IT infrastructure by 2050 seems likely
 
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Sustainable IT Infrastructure: Saving the planet one byte at a time!

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 Composable enterprise revolves around the need for agility and flexibility
 
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 Composable infrastructure treats IT resources like building blocks that can be assembled, disassembled, and reassembled
 
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 It is well suited for enterprises that need to be dynamic while maintaining some standardization in their processes
 
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