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
Publications
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Skirgaila, Patricia; Streule, Pascal; Külling, Céline; Blumer, Yann; Waller, Gregor,
2023.
Nachhaltiger durch längere Nutzung : Befragung zu Smartphonekauf und -nutzung in der Schweiz.
Zürich:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27618
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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.
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Itten, René; Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan,
2022.
In:
3rd Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), Berlin, Germany (hybrid), 29 June - 1 July 2022.
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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
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Itten, René; Jattke, Marleen; Bieser, Jan; Stucki, Matthias,
2021.
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/
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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
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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
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Jattke, Marleen; Itten, René; Stucki, Matthias; Keller, Regula,
2020.
In:
2nd Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), Online, 26-28 August 2020.
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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.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
25(10), pp. 2093-2098.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01801-0
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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.