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Together, Back Market & iFixit are committed to keeping stuff working as long as possible—buy it refurbished, then fix it.

Fix it. Then pass it on.

The world has a stuff problem. We produced 62 million Metric tons of e-waste in 2022, and we’re on track to double that by 2050. The vast majority of our waste goes to landfills or collects dust in junk drawers. But it doesn’t have to be that way. What if we all committed to buying refurbished stuff, keeping it as long as possible via repair, passing it on to people who can use it, and fighting for a world where long-lasting tech is the norm, not the exception?

Your smartphone should last 10 years

Right now, people keep their phones for about 2.5 years. We’re calling on consumers to commit to keeping their phones for 5 years, taking care of their devices, repairing as necessary, and then passing them onto Back Market. We’re also encouraging people to choose refurbished over new whenever possible. To make this work, we’re asking manufacturers to make software and security updates available for 10 years.

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Longer lifespans help us all breathe a little easier

Keeping an iPhone 13 for 5 years instead of 2.5 years with a battery replacement cuts its annual carbon emissions by 49%, and extending its life to 10 years through repairs and refurbishment reduces emissions by 68%. If adopted worldwide, this shift could prevent 21.6 million tons of CO2e per year—equivalent to the annual energy consumption of the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

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Back Market: Refurb you can trust

Back Market is the leading global refurbished tech marketplace. To date, over 30 million refurbished devices have been sold on Back Market across 17 markets, helping avoid approximately 1.6 billion kg of carbon emissions. Like iFixit, Back Market is committed to helping the world get access to cool tech that makes our lives better—in the most environmentally friendly way possible.

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How do we create a real circular economy? Easy.

Technology powers our world, makes our work possible, and keeps us all connected. We can’t just give it up. But we can find ways to make our consumption easier on the planet—and it just might be easier than you think. You can choose to:

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Reuse

Take care of the stuff you’ve got. Clean the ports, spray out the fans, get the Cheeto dust out of the keyboard. We’ve got cleaning kits to help.

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Repair

When something breaks, your first thought should be, can I fix this?—not time for a new one. Save money, save the planet. Check out our parts and tools.

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Refurbish

When it’s truly time for a change, sell your old device to Back Market so it can find a new owner. Then choose something refurbished, not new.

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Committed to our community

Back Market is committed to bring more sustainability to tech. From creating long-term partnerships with organizations that are fighting to clean up e-waste, tackling the digital divide, or reporting on their own environmental impact, they’re striving to be a responsible and thoughtful part of our communities.

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