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Last updated: November 2nd, 2017 at 15:19 UTC+01:00
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Recycling old devices helps the environment, but the process of breaking down the materials has some costs and isn't entirely pollution-free, so Samsung and iFixit are suggesting that consumers put their devices to other uses, such as turning them into a CCTV for the house, an IoT device, a game console, or even into Bitcoin miners. The project hasn't gone live just yet, but you can sign up to be notified when it does at the source website. It's certainly an impressive undertaking from Samsung, and it would be great to see other manufacturers following suit.
Check out the video below to see what Samsung intends to do with the Galaxy Upcycling program. What's your take on the company's plan to reduce environmental pollution and put older devices to creative uses?
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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