This article analyses drivers and barriers to returning and recycling mobile phones and their
consideration in existing communication and collection campaigns. This is an important …

Highlights•Detailed content of 53 metals from smartphones is investigated.•Metal
concentrations in smartphones are compared with currently mined ores.•Fluctuating metal …

A promising strategy to reduce smartphones' environmental footprint is to increase their
service lifetime, thereby reducing the demand for resource-intensive production of new …

Advances in technology have affected all sectors of the economy and environments of
countries around the globe. Research studies of the relationship between environmental …

Aus der stetig wachsenden Weltbevölkerung mit steigendem durchschnittlichen Pro-Kopf-
Verbrauch [18] werden in naher Zukunft verschiedene Probleme hinsichtlich der …

As part of an outreach initiative by the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria, an
interdisciplinary educational module was developed to teach students about sustainability …