Earth911 Podcast: Alchemy’s James Murdock on Building a Circular Economy for Technology

Earth911 Podcast: Alchemy’s James Murdock on Building a Circular Economy for Technology

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The quantity of electronic waste doubles about each six years as expertise performs a extra vital position in day by day life. In 2019, the United Nations estimated that solely 17.4% of electronics had been recycled. The United States recycled solely 9.4% of its e-waste that 12 months. But in Europe, the recycling charge was 42.5% in 2019. There are some ways to enhance, and one is the rising marketplace for refurbished expertise. Meet James Murdock, founder and chief advertising and marketing officer of Alchemy Global Solutions, a trade-in, refurbishing, and remarketing companies supplier for expertise and telecommunications firms. Alchemy additionally sells refurbished telephones, tablets, and laptops at Loop-mobile.com.

James Murdock, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Alchemy Global Solutions, is our visitor on Sustainability in Your Ear.

The fixed improve cycle for telephones, tablets, and laptops retains folks on a wasteful and costly spending treadmill. According to Statista, the common telephone person retains their telephone for about two-and-a-half years, though producers declare that they make their merchandise to final between six and eight years. Trade-in packages have turn into a well-known a part of our digital life. Like the auto market, the place used vehicles account for 74% of gross sales yearly, a used telephone is now thought of a sensible, sustainable alternative. Alchemy, based mostly in Britain, affords companies within the U.Okay., Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, South Asia, and the United States. The firm has refurbished and offered 4.6 million units since its founding to create a round marketplace for expertise. You can study extra about Alchemy at https://www.alchemyglobalsolutions.com/