SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE Check out our Sustainability and Climate Change Hub where you will find the latest news, features, opinions and analysis on this topic from across the various Irish Examiner topic desks and their team of specialist writers and columnists. Some people will be reluctant to use anything second-hand, but all devices — including airpods — are rigorously cleaned and this involves them being physically sanitised as well as data-cleansed he says: “Technically, our products function exactly like new devices. Technicians at Tekeir, a consumer electronics company partnered with refurbedAs well as doing your bit for reducing environmental pollution, by opting for a second-hand device, there are also cost benefits in getting ‘old’ phones out of the junk drawer at home. Some of those chunky old pre-smartphone devices “were built to last”, Mr Power says, and may still be useful for spare parts if you take them to a shop such as CEX, which has more than 35 outlets across the country. Refurbed doesn’t yet buy phones in Ireland, but Mr Power says: “If you have unused devices at home that are just going to be getting older, then consider gifting them to a family member or selling them.

Source: Irish Examiner March 03, 2024 22:07 UTC