Back Market and Zazzy's Collect 300 Pounds of Old Electronics and Give Away 1600 Pizza Slices for Earth Day

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - April 10, 2022) - To celebrate the launch of its new BuyBack program and build momentum heading into Earth Day, Back Market - a marketplace for expertly renewed tech - partnered with Zazzy's - a beloved, local New York City pizza shop - on Saturday, April 9 to host Slices for Devices, where they collected more than 300 pounds of electronic waste (e-waste) and served 1600 slices of pizza. This special event gave people a taste of Back Market's new online BuyBack program by enabling people to turn in old electronics for cash, pizza and prizes. The event drew local social media influencers Cugine, LIL "MO" MOZZARELLA and NY Nico who added a party atmosphere to the day.

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Key Takeaways:

• Event raised awareness for renewed tech as a more sustainable way to buy electronics.
• Manufacturing a new smartphone produces 191 pounds of CO2e. Refurbishing that same phone produces only 15 pounds.
• A refurbished phone represents 176 pounds of our collective carbon footprint.

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About Back Market

Launched in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, Back Market is the leading dedicated renewed tech marketplace. The company brings high-quality professionally refurbished electronic devices and appliances to customers in 16 countries (including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Portugal, Japan, Finland, Ireland, Greece, Slovakia and Sweden). It employs a team of 650 employees across its 5 offices located in New York, Berlin, Paris, Bordeaux, and Barcelona.

Contacts:

Toni Sottak
(843) 530-4442
toni@wiredislandpr.com

Source: Back Market

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