Computer, smartphone…: How to reduce digital pollution

Computer, Smartphone, Connected Speakers… A Help Tour quickly reveals the ubiquitous presence of connected objects in our daily lives.

Some have 4-5, and even more than ten for others, exceeding the average of 8 devices for a Frenchwoman.

At the invitation of “Don’t you dare waste!”, Beren Tanguy, Digital Strategy Consultant and member of Green IT Association (which has brought together experts in digital sobriety since 2004), a proposal For the residents of Pampol and its area to discoverTowards a world far from being only virtual.

Ideas received

If digital moderation becomes an increasingly popular concept, Perrine Tanguy returns many of the ideas received.

Emptying your emails is a drop. It’s fine, of course, but above all we have to act upstream: only 20% of digital pollution is associated with its use (emails, streams, restarts, etc.) versus 80% for its manufacture.

Moreover, “800 kg of resources and thousands of liters of water are required” for a 2 kg computer.

And the You may run out of essential minerals very quickly. “Some studies indicate that there are gaps in one or two generations,” she adds.

We want to raise awareness: Digital is a great tool. We want to make it sustainable.

Reduce your digital pollution

Therefore, the workshop was an opportunity for discussions among the participants: from ordinary digital users to professionals who came to learn about the more effective practice of their activities.

At the key, from Many tips to reduce digital pollution : Don’t change your phone every year, reduce the quality of the videos you watch online, prefer using wifi over 4G or even unsubscribe from newsletters you don’t read.

Planned obsolescence

The question of planned obsolescence very quickly appears in the discussions: “it is not easy to repair”, “sometimes it is less expensive to buy back” …

Beren Tanguy agrees:

The consortium HOP (Halte à l’obsolescence program) has succeeded in obtaining an extension of the manufacturer’s warranties: this gives hope that the products will last longer.

In the meantime, the rule of thumb is ” Protect and take care of your equipment she insists.

Thus, the discussion among the participants led to the exchange of names of repairmen or brands of smartphones in which components can be changed individually.

The Paimbol District Zero Waste Challenge will end on April 30th. Until then, other workshops must be offered.

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