Partnerships & collaboration
We work openly and collaboratively with our clients and industry partners to raise standards in e-waste recycling and drive meaningful progress towards a truly circular economy.
We are proud to work with the following organisations
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Back Market
Who are Back Market?
“Back Market is the leading global marketplace dedicated to professionally refurbished technology. Our mission is to create a world that does more with what we already have by prolonging the lifespan of electronic devices through circularity and repair.”
How are we working together?
Starting with the Obsolete Computer campaign, we are working together on a variety of initiatives to turn the tide on planned obsolescence. We are proud to work with Back Market given our strongly aligned values and mission on circularity and sustainability.
iFixit
Who are iFixit?
“iFixit is a global repair community of people helping each other fix their stuff. We are millions of tinkerers, technicians, and volunteers working together to help people repair their devices every day. Why? Because most companies don’t provide repair parts and documentation. We believe that everyone has the right to maintain and repair their products—however they see fit. Together we’re fixing the world, one broken gadget at a time!”
How are we working together?
Zero Tech Waste and iFixit have a partnership based around technical knowledge & real-world expertise, sharing information on repair and supporting their outreach in the education sector.
DICE Network+
What is the DICE Network+?
This is a programme which champions digital innovation & the circular economy. Their objective is to drive a circular economy across sectors and value chains. It is an inclusive, connected community harnessing interdisciplinary collaboration and research to guide industries, policy makers, and communities towards a digitally enabled sustainable and circular economy.
How are we working together?
Zero Tech Waste are active partners in the DICE Network, where we share expertise, insight and technical knowledge to promote the wider goal of a sustainable circular economy.
UKRI & University of Birmingham
The RoboTriage project
RoboTriage aims to tackle a key weakness in today’s Circular Economy: the loss of value when end-of-life products are recycled instead of reused, repaired or remanufactured. It introduces “circularity triage” — a rapid, intelligent assessment of product condition using robotics and AI. It does this with large-scale, accurate sorting into the highest-value recovery pathways to reduce waste, preserve materials, and unlock new circular business models with significant economic and environmental benefits.
How are we working together?
The Zero Tech Waste team are working with the RoboTriage project to provide expertise and access to assets to enable better automation in the chain of custody for end-of-life IT assets.
All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
What is the APSRG?
This is a programme which champions digital innovation & the circular economy. Their objective is to drive a circular economy across sectors and value chains. It is an inclusive, connected community harnessing interdisciplinary collaboration and research to guide industries, policy makers, and communities towards a digitally enabled sustainable and circular economy.
How are we working together?
Zero Tech Waste are active members of the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group: a mix of parliamentarians, business leaders and sustainability groups — we provide insight, expertise and the real-world perspective of a sustainable recycling/reuse business.
Circular Economy Taskforce
What is the Circular Economy Taskforce?
“The Circular Economy Taskforce is an independent expert advisory group established in November 2024 to support the government in creating a circular economy strategy for England.”
How are we working together?
We have been involved in discussions with and invited to contribute at roundtables with the UK Government Circularity Taskforce to help shape the future of the UK’s circular economy.
IT Reuse for Good charter
What is the IT Reuse for Good charter?
“The IT Reuse for Good charter promotes a ‘reuse first’ approach to IT assets (like laptops and smartphones) and is an opportunity for organisations to give their devices a second-life by refurbishing and gifting them to someone who is digitally excluded.“
How are we working together?
We’re the chosen ITAD provider for some orgs of “The IT Reuse for Good charter”, created by Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
