 Switzerland is a world champion of recycling and e-waste is no different. While Switzerland is one of Europe's biggest producers of e-waste, up to 95% of the country's discarded digital material is collected and taken to appropriate recycling facilities. We have a very dense system of take-back opportunities in Switzerland. I would say one of the main factors why we have such a high collection rate is because the convenience for the consumer is very high. Some of this old electronic material, like tablets and mobile phones, gets recycled here at the Solenthaler Recycling Facility in Gosau, northeast Switzerland. Mobile phones from a value perspective and also from an environmental impact perspective are very important because when you can recover gold or silver or palladium, which you don't have to get from primary mines, you can reduce a lot of environmental impact of primary mining. But reaching these valuable materials is a dangerous job. After the e-waste is collected, and the lithium-ion batteries are removed, the material is sorted into piles before being shredded. The shredded material is then separated into different component parts, like plastics and metals. Overall, about 70% of the material from the e-waste can be recycled. The rest is used for other purposes, like construction material or generating energy. But even though Switzerland has a good e-waste recycling system in place, the ultimate message is to hold on to your device as long as possible. As long as the equipment is working, pass it on. If you don't need it yourself, pass it on to your kids. If you buy something new, why not buy second hand? And once it actually doesn't work anymore, then bring it back to the shop or to the nearest collection point.