Are refurbished laptops better for the environment?
Yes. Buying refurbished is one of the simplest ways to reduce the environmental impact of your technology.
Most of a laptop's lifetime carbon footprint comes from manufacturing it — mining the materials, making the chips and assembling it — not from using it. Extending an existing laptop's life avoids much of that.
The benefits
- Less e-waste: a working laptop stays out of landfill
- Fewer raw materials: less mining for metals and rare earths
- Lower emissions: no new manufacturing and shipping
Making it count
Keep your laptop as long as it's useful, upgrade RAM or SSD instead of replacing the whole machine, and recycle it properly when it's done. How to recycle an old laptop in India
