China’s used-phone king pushes old stuff to a nation craving new


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 12 Jan 2017

Millions of toxic smartphones end up in landfills around the world each year. Kerry Chen thinks he can change that, starting with China – one of the worst offenders. 

With Chinese consumers hardly the biggest proponents of recycling, whether it’s cars or banquet leftovers, Chen reckons the solution is in making the process as painless as possible. 

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