Together against e-waste: Revendo and Salt announce partnership
Every year, Switzerland produces more than 23 kg of e-waste per capita - one of the highest levels in Europe. To stop this development, two national players have now joined forces: Revendo and Salt are entering into an exclusive partnership. The main winners are Salt customers: They can now sell their unused smartphone or tablet to Revendo in one of the more than 100 Salt stores or online.
It all started at a table half rented on the second floor of a coffee house in Basel: The start-up Revendo was founded in 2013 by two friends to fight electronic waste - a growing problem: More and more smartphones and computers end up in the trash, even though they could still be used. To combat this, Revendo started buying used devices, repairing or upgrading them, and then reselling them at a low price. The concept was successful: one year after the online store, the first store was opened. Today, Revendo already has 10 stores and more than 145 employees. And at the end of 2021, the company won the Prix SVC Northern Switzerland a prestigious entrepreneurial award.
Salt customers benefit several times over
Now Revendo has found a new partner in telecom service provider Salt: Together, the two companies are fighting e-waste and thus promoting a sustainable circular economy. Thanks to the partnership with Revendo, Salt can now simplify the buyback of used devices: In a Salt branch, customers can have their smartphone valued directly on site. In doing so, they benefit from a price guarantee: The amount estimated in the branch is guaranteed to be paid out to the customer by Revendo. Alternatively, customers can also have their device valued conveniently online and then send it in for sale. They also benefit from an eco-bonus: For every device sold at Salt, customers receive an additional eco-bonus of CHF 15. By selling their old devices, they are helping to conserve our planet's resources. The used devices will be recycled by Revendo
reconditioned and then sold to new owners. In this way, the useful life of the equipment can be massively extended.
Two strong partners for less e-waste
As Aurel Greiner, CEO of Revendo elaborates: "We are convinced that our two companies complement each other ideally in this partnership. Revendo has nine branches and over 145 employees. This makes Revendo the largest provider of refurbished devices in Switzerland and a perfect fit with a strong partner like Salt, one of the largest telecommunications providers in Switzerland." Thanks to the competencies of the two partners in their respective core businesses, the collaboration has the potential to be the start of a longer-term trend towards reducing e-waste in Switzerland, the two companies are convinced. According to estimates, there are currently more than one million unused devices lying around in Swiss households. Only about 20% of the e-waste produced worldwide is recycled. "By all of us consistently focusing on more upcycling and reuse, we can change that. That's why we are very motivated to use this partnership to ensure that fewer used smartphones are gathering dust in Swiss drawers. After all, it would be much better if these devices found new owners again and gave them plenty of pleasure for a long time to come," says Aurel Greiner.
Source and further information: Revendo / Salt
