New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone

The most sustainable smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone’s negative impact on the environment happens before the first minute of use – before it is even unboxed.

One smartphone contains more than 70 raw materials and more than 50 metals. Many of these need to be mined…

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