Let’s end fast tech.

Underneath its sleek design are 266 kilograms of raw materials ripped from the earth to find the precious metals needed to make one little 200 gram device — generating 80% of a smartphone's carbon footprint before it’s first minute of use.

Fast tech’s race to put out the “most innovative device ever” every year is contributing to the climate crisis.

Fast tech is the system of overproduction and overconsumption that relies on devices built to be disposed of — either when they break down or become irrelevant, thanks to the latest “upgrade.”

It’s everywhere you look. In our pockets, in our economy, and especially in our rubbish. It’s time we reckon with the impact of fast tech on our planet.

It’s possible to get the tech we need while mitigating our own environmental impact. Instead of buying what we are told to or letting our old tech pile up forgotten in a drawer or worse, waste away in a landfill, we can get the most out of our devices while cutting the planet a break.

The best part? It’s not hard.