Tech for Treasure
The Tech for Treasure campaign is rolling out a limited series of modern and sleek e-waste collection banks across select venues in London.
Incador’s first collection banks are to be installed within two UCL campuses, providing students and staff with convenient access to contribute to sustainable solutions.
This initiative is designed to raise awareness and encourage tangible action towards sustainable practices.
Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams globally. In 2022, a record 62 million tonnes of electronic waste was produced worldwide. Despite that, only 22% was documented as being properly collected and recycled.
There’s a significant opportunity for change and you can be a part of it. By actively recycling e-waste, you help ensure that valuable resources such as gold, copper, and aluminium are reclaimed and reimagined, extending the life cycle of these finite materials.
Our Process
1. Electronic waste is the fastest-growing waste stream, yet only 22% is recycled. Most phones, cables and gadgets remain forgotten in home
2. These devices can be brought to an electronics collection point, where they begin a responsible recycling journey
3. Through specialist processes, finite and valuable materials such as gold are recovered from the dismantled electronics
4. Each piece begins as a carefully considered design, brought to life using modelling and digital rendering tools
5. Once cast with the recovered gold, every detail is shaped, set and polished by hand, guided by traditional craftsmanship
6. The finished jewellery is presented in our signature box, ready to be worn and cherished
of metals are estimated to be embedded in electronic waste in 2022.
of gold was estimated to be contained in discarded electronics in 2022.
unused or broken tech items, such as obsolete cables and old phones are sat idle in UK homes.