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Trading in your older gadgets isn't just a great way to get an upgrade on the cheap. It's also a great way to reduce e-waste and help the environment.
The infographic below, released by eBay Instant Sale, visualizes the amount of CO2 saved by users who have traded in their iPod, iPad or iPhone units since October. Using Instant Sale, users can trade in their old gadgets for a pre-determined price. eBay sends out the shipping box and deposits funds in a user's PayPal account.
Other companies in this space — known as recommerce — include Gazelle and NextWorth.
eBay and its environmental calculations partner Cooler say that Instant Sale trade-ins for Apple products have saved 1,550 tons of CO2.
The environmental impact aside, the infographic also serves as a nice breakdown of what items are most popular within the Instant Sale program.
eBay says that 71.3% of the Apple device trade-ins to Instant Sale are iPhone units. The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS are the most popular items.
Interestingly, when it comes to the iPad, trade-ins of the iPad 3G are nearly double those of the regular Wi-Fi iPad. This makes sense to us (disclosure: I sold my own iPad 3G via Gazelle last month).
Check out the infographic and let us know what you think about the potential environmental savings associated with trading in old electronics.
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