Digital tips & hacks
11 hacks — tap a card to flip, or open the full guide.
Keep your phone 4+ years Tap to flip ↺ Most of a phone's carbon footprint is baked in before you switch it on — so the greenest phone is the one you already own, kept running for longer. Read the full hack →
Buy refurbished, not new Tap to flip ↺ A professionally refurbished phone or laptop performs like new but skips most of the manufacturing footprint — and costs a good chunk less, too. Read the full hack →
Swap the battery, not the phone Tap to flip ↺ A worn battery — not a worn-out phone — is usually behind that 'dying' device. A €30–60 swap can buy you another two or three years. Read the full hack →
Choose repairable brands Tap to flip ↺ Buy from makers who design for fixing — Fairphone, Framework and friends — and your next device can outlast three of the glued-shut kind. Read the full hack →
Never bin your e-waste Tap to flip ↺ Old cables, chargers and dead gadgets hold valuable metals and toxic bits — recycled properly they're reclaimed, in the bin they leak and burn. Read the full hack →
Pass on, don't stockpile Tap to flip ↺ A working gadget gathering dust in a drawer helps nobody. Sold, gifted or donated, it spares someone else from buying new. Read the full hack →
Download the songs you replay Tap to flip ↺ Streaming the same playlist or show on repeat re-sends the data every single time. Download your regulars once and play them offline instead. Read the full hack →
Clear out your digital hoard Tap to flip ↺ Every forgotten photo, duplicate and unread newsletter sits on a server running round the clock. A clear-out shrinks always-on storage. Read the full hack →
Smart-plug the whole desk Tap to flip ↺ Monitors, chargers, printers and docks sip power all night for nothing. Put the desk on one smart plug and cut the lot with a schedule or a tap. Read the full hack →
Stream on Wi-Fi, not mobile data Tap to flip ↺ A gigabyte over the mobile network burns far more energy than the same gigabyte over Wi-Fi. Switch to Wi-Fi for streaming and big downloads. Read the full hack →
Choose services run on renewables Tap to flip ↺ The websites, banks and search engines you use run on someone's servers. Pick the ones powered by clean energy and run by companies you'd want to win. Read the full hack →
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