Planned Obsolescence II - A New Hope?
Further to our previous blog post on planned obsolescence this week, it's worth sharing this promotional video for Phonebloks, a novel concept for a new mobile phone which is engineered to be extensively repairable and upgradable- a phone built to last!
It works on the premise of manufacturers collaborating together on an open platform to provide different replaceable 'bloks'. This in itself is clearly a huge barrier to the project, as it's always going to be difficult to get corporations to work together to provide a new product which is specifically designed to last - and therefore reduce consumption and profit. That's why Phonebloks is calling for our help to shout out support for the idea across the web and get manufacturers' attention. I'm not sure it'll work immediately, but these sort of concepts are going to be needed if we're ever going to achieve the goal of a more sustainable society. For that reason alone, it deserves our support.
EMERGE provides environmental education and advice on resource management, waste composition and sustainable procurement issues. Our business services include everything from recycling collections to confidential document shredding.
We are now working in partnership with Cooler Projects to deliver carbon literacy training for businesses across Greater Manchester. For more info see www.carbonliteracy.com or speak to Liz Lauder on 0161 223 8200 to book your places.
Visit our new pop-up shop in Manchester city centre! Promoting the 3Rs of waste reduction, reuse and recyling, we are selling goodies and local arts and crafts with a 'Made in Manchester' theme. Find us at Brazennose House West, Brazennose St, M2 5AS. Opening hours are usually 12-5pm Wed-Sat but are subject to change. Please contact office@emergemanchester.co.uk for more info.
It works on the premise of manufacturers collaborating together on an open platform to provide different replaceable 'bloks'. This in itself is clearly a huge barrier to the project, as it's always going to be difficult to get corporations to work together to provide a new product which is specifically designed to last - and therefore reduce consumption and profit. That's why Phonebloks is calling for our help to shout out support for the idea across the web and get manufacturers' attention. I'm not sure it'll work immediately, but these sort of concepts are going to be needed if we're ever going to achieve the goal of a more sustainable society. For that reason alone, it deserves our support.
EMERGE provides environmental education and advice on resource management, waste composition and sustainable procurement issues. Our business services include everything from recycling collections to confidential document shredding.
We are now working in partnership with Cooler Projects to deliver carbon literacy training for businesses across Greater Manchester. For more info see www.carbonliteracy.com or speak to Liz Lauder on 0161 223 8200 to book your places.
Visit our new pop-up shop in Manchester city centre! Promoting the 3Rs of waste reduction, reuse and recyling, we are selling goodies and local arts and crafts with a 'Made in Manchester' theme. Find us at Brazennose House West, Brazennose St, M2 5AS. Opening hours are usually 12-5pm Wed-Sat but are subject to change. Please contact office@emergemanchester.co.uk for more info.
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