The Repurposed Phone: A Glimpse of a Sustainable Future? Researchers at the University of San Diego are working with Google to repurpose discarded Pixel smartphones as affordable computing clusters for schools.
Their goal is modest – providing a 2,000 strong phone computing cluster to support hundreds of classes – but its implications extend far beyond the confines of a single project.
The staggering scale of e waste generated by our throwaway culture is a testament to our addiction to instant gratification and disposable technology.