Techreturns Nederland BV (2009-2014) was a Dutch company founded with the aim to reduce electronic waste by buying used electronics, especially mobile phones, from consumers and companies to repair them and give them a second life.
[2] Some clients choose to donate mobile phone through organisations such as Masterpeace and Artis Zoo.
[3] Techreturns sold the second hand devices mainly in Asia and Africa where there is a market for affordable, quality electronics.
Techreturns was connected to Closing the Loop a foundation collecting e-waste in developing countries for recycling.
[7][8][9] Techreturns appeared multiple times in the Dutch media, for instance in a discussion about sustainability initiatives by the Dutch government, an annual summary of Dutch sustainable businesses 2013 by MVO Netherlands and in the consumer television programme Kassa on 14-01-14 in a segment about reuse versus recycling in the electronic industry.