This watch aims to repurpose the tonnes of electronic waste generated every year! - Yanko Design

Well-nigh of the 50 million tonnes of electronic waste that's generated every year are treated like garbage even though information technology isn't – this realization is what got Vollebak, one of our favorite innovative brands to focus their attention on the electronic waste gathering on our planet. The team at Vollebak, who have never shied away from using challenging materials to create everything from fireproof jackets, 100-year hoodie, solar-charged glowing jacket to a space-friendly cocoon jacket that helps yous sleep in space, making them the perfect brand to tackle this challenge head-on. And yes, they have surely delivered!

Run across the Garbage Watch, a watch made by repurposing the electronic waste we throw out every year. Chop-chop changing technology has given ascent to a civilization of dispensable electronics – everything from phones to Tv set, gadgets are not designed to last long. This electronic waste matter contains many of the world's precious metals like silver, platinum, copper, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, and zinc. You'll notice vii% of the globe'south golden in e-waste! Vollebak inverse their approach to the problem, they explained "Then our Garbage Picket started with a very simple idea. What if garbage isn't garbage? What if it's only pre-assembled raw materials that nosotros tin use to brand new things. It'southward why everything you can see on the Garbage Sentinel used to be something else – a motherboard from your computer, a microchip in your smartphone, or wiring from your Idiot box." The watch itself boasts a skeleton punch that shows off the colorful brew-up of components within the scout. The wires seem to class the wristband while the mismatched screws and dials are sure to requite each watch a unique 'look' to help it stand out.

Working in collaboration with the Wallpaper* Re-Fabricated projection, the Garbage Lookout man reframes an often invisible and hazardous finish of the supply chain. This projection is still in the prototyping phase, it is scheduled to launch in 2021, and their waiting listing is open up! While sustainability is the solution to the long-term health of the planet, nosotros demand more designs like the Garbage Watch to solve the massive waste we have already compiled to take the states into the future!

Designer: Vollebak