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Why don't we recycle our old phones?

2025/6/4
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He Yang
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Steve Hatherly
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Yu Shun
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He Yang: 我认为目前废旧手机的回收率仍然很低,这是一个亟待解决的问题。虽然我们都知道回收利用的重要性,但实际行动起来却面临很多挑战。例如,很多人像我一样,会将旧手机放在抽屉里,然后渐渐遗忘。此外,即使想参与以旧换新,也可能因为手机型号太旧而无法获得满意的回收价格。我们需要找到更有效的激励机制,提高大家的回收意识和参与度。 Yu Shun: 我认为废旧手机回收不仅关乎环境保护,更蕴含着巨大的经济价值。废旧手机中含有大量的贵金属,其回收效率远高于传统采矿。然而,不当处理废旧手机也会对环境造成危害,因此我们需要建立完善的回收体系,确保废旧手机得到安全、环保的处理。同时,我也认为数据安全是影响用户参与回收的重要因素,我们需要提供可靠的平台,让用户放心地将旧手机交给他们处理。 Steve Hatherly: 我认为人们对新款手机的兴趣正在下降,这为延长手机的使用寿命提供了机会。过去,科技公司通过盛大的发布会来吸引人们购买新手机,但现在这种方式已经不再奏效。此外,我也认为人们保留旧手机的原因有很多,例如情感价值、备用需求等。我们需要了解这些原因,并针对性地制定回收策略。最重要的是,我们要让人们意识到回收旧手机不仅是对环境负责,也是对自己的数据安全负责。

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This chapter explores the massive number of unused smartphones in China and the significant economic and environmental consequences of not recycling them. It highlights the valuable materials within these phones, including gold and other precious metals, and emphasizes the inefficiency of current recycling practices.
  • Over 6 billion idle mobile phones in China are expected by 2025.
  • Only about 10% of discarded phones are properly recycled.
  • Each ton of discarded mobile phones contains significant amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable metals.
  • Improper disposal of e-waste poses environmental risks due to hazardous materials.

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We sleep with it, eat with it, panic if it goes missing for even five minutes. Let's face it—our smartphones are practically family. But the moment a shiny new model arrives? The old one gets ghosted, tossed in a drawer to gather dust. Love at first swipe, forgotten at first upgrade. So why is it so hard to recycle our old friend? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushun