Hardly a second life so far

Ideally, the service life of products should be as long as possible in order to conserve raw materials and avoid waste. One possibility is the use of used and refurbished products. However, the study "Refurbished instead of new: The second chance for smartphones" by the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication, the Wuppertal Institute and Kantar shows that this option is not yet particularly widespread.