Full disclosure: Authors Yana Mechielsen and Robin Angelé both work at Commonown “The cooperative for sustainable electronics”. The electronics industry
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The PaaS industry and the circular economy are being driven by millennials. They have been restructuring and disrupting long established industries to mold them into their unique lifestyle.
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