Extending the lifespan of mobile devices

Lifesaving: A multi-perspective approach for extending the service life of mobile internet-enabled devices

At a glance

Project leader : Dr. Yann Blumer
Co-project leader : Dr. Linda Burkhalter, Matthias Stucki, Gregor Waller
Project team : Jael Bernath, René Itten, Marleen Jattke, Dr. Marilou Jobin, Céline Külling, Lilian Suter, Devon Wemyss
Project budget : CHF 400'000
Project status : completed
Funding partner : SNSF (NFP 73 «Nachhaltige Wirtschaft» / Projekt Nr. 185630)
Contact person : Yann Blumer

Description

Extending the service life of smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices could significantly reduce their ecological footprint. In pursuit of this, it will be necessary to develop innovative approaches that are both economically viable and appealing to consumers.

Further information

Projektwebseite NFP 73

Publications

Itten, René; Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan,

2022.

Repair services and their rebound effects.

In:

81st Life Cycle Assessment Discussion Forum (LCA DF), Wädenswil, Switzerland, 15 September 2022.
Itten, René; Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan,

2022.

Minimising rebound effects of lifetime extension : sustainable business models for mobile, internet-enabled devices.

In:

3rd Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), Berlin, Germany (hybrid), 29 June - 1 July 2022.
Bieser, Jan C.T.; Blumer, Yann; Burkhalter, Linda; Itten, René; Jobin, Marilou; Hilty, Lorenz M.; et al.,

2022.

Consumer-oriented interventions to extend smartphones’ service lifetime.

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption.

7(100074).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2022.100074
Itten, René; Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan; Stucki, Matthias,

2021.

Direct and indirect environmental effects of service lifetime extension of mobile internet enabled devices.

In:

10th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), virtual, 5-8 September 2021.

Available from: https://lcm2021-media.org/document/direct-and-indirect-environmental-effects-of-service-lifetime-extension-of-mobile-internet-enabled-devices/
Stucki, Matthias; Jattke, Marleen; Berr, Marcus; Desing, Harald; Green, Ashley; Hellweg, Stefanie; Laurenti, Rafael; Meglin, Ronny; Muir, Karen; Pedolin, Dario; Shinde, Rhythima; Welz, Tobias; Keller, Regula,

2021.

How life cycle–based science and practice support the transition towards a sustainable economy.

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

26, pp. 1062-1069.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-021-01894-1
Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan; Blumer, Yann; Itten, René; Stucki, Matthias,

2020.

Environmental implications of service life extension of mobile devices [paper].

In:

Otto, S. J.; Korf, N.; Mählitz, P. M.; Rotter, V. S., eds.,

WEEE plastic characterization and recyclability assessment : a case study for household appliances.

Electronics Goes Green 2020+, Online, 1. September 2020.

Berlin:

Fraunhofer IZM.

pp. 163-170.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20808
Jattke, Marleen; Itten, René; Stucki, Matthias; Keller, Regula,

2020.

Environmental implications caused by disruptive business models for service life extension of mobile devices.

In:

2nd Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), Online, 26-28 August 2020.
Itten, René; Hischier, Roland; Andrae, Anders S. G.; Bieser, Jan C. T.; Cabernard, Livia; Falke, Annemarie; Ferreboeuf, Hugues; Hilty, Lorenz M.; Keller, Regula; Lees-Perasso, Etienne; Preist, Chris; Stucki, Matthias; et al.,

2020.

Digital transformation - life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing.

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

25(10), pp. 2093-2098.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01801-0
Jattke, Marleen; Itten, René; Stucki, Matthias,

2020.

Sustainable business models to extend the lifetime of mobile internet-enabled devices.

In:

74th LCA Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment, online, 29 June 2020.

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