Techreturns

{{notability|Companies|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Techreturns

| industry = Electronics - reuse and recycle

| location_city = Amsterdam

| location_country = Netherlands

| products = Used electronic equipments

| services = Buys and sells used electronic equipment

| homepage = www.techreturns.nl

}}

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. Techreturns was founded in Amsterdam in 2009. It was member of Social Enterprise Nederland, an organization that supports social enterprises.{{cite web |last=Zwaan |first=Meike |title=Techreturns |url=http://social-enterprise.nl/social-enterprises/techreturns/ |accessdate=17 January 2014 |work=Social Enterprise NL |publisher=Social Enterprise NL}} Techreturns was declared bankrupt in December 2014.{{Cite web |title=Surseance beëindigd Techreturns International B.V. te Almere (S.13/14/66) - FaillissementsDossier.nl |url=https://www.faillissementsdossier.nl/nl/surseance/1037131/techreturns-international-b-v.aspx |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.faillissementsdossier.nl}}

Some clients choose to donate mobile phone through organisations such as Masterpeace and Artis Zoo.{{cite web|title=Doneer je oude telefoon aan de olifanten|url=http://www.artis.nl/kaartjes-steunen/olifanten/doneer-je-oude-telefoon-aan-de-olifanten/|work=Artis Zoo|publisher=Artis Zoo|accessdate=17 January 2014}} Techreturns sold the second hand devices mainly in Asia and Africa where there is a market for affordable, quality electronics.{{cite news|last=Persson|first=Michael|title=Afrika biedt tweede leven aan de mobieltjes die wij afdanken|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/3375320/2013/01/11/Afrika-biedt-tweede-leven-aan-de-mobieltjes-die-wij-afdanken.dhtml|accessdate=3 December 2013|newspaper=De Volkskrant|date=2013}}{{Cite web |title=Techreturns raapt goud op dat anderen laten liggen {{!}} Change Inc. |url=https://www.change.inc/ict/techreturns-raapt-goud-op-dat-anderen-laten-liggen-770 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.change.inc |language=nl}} Sales also took place in Europe, especially in the Netherlands through its sister company BeatsNew.

Techreturns was connected to Closing the Loop a foundation collecting e-waste in developing countries for recycling.{{cite journal|last=Drabbe|first=Jean Paul|title=Afvaltelefoons importeren uit Afrika|journal=P+ 'People Planet Profit'|date=Nov–Dec 2013|volume=12|issue=2|pages=38–39}} Involved in this project were also the organisations Fairphone and Text to Change.{{cite news|title=Oude mobieltjes verkopen in Afrika|url=http://m.radio1.nl/mobiel-radio1/gemist/fragment/119605|accessdate=15 January 2014|newspaper=Radio 1 Nederland|date=14 October 2013}}{{cite web|last=de Kluijver|first=Joost|title=Circular Economies with "Closing the Loop"|url=http://www.fairphone.com/2013/01/29/circular-economies-closing-the-loop/|work=Fairphone|publisher=Fairphone|accessdate=29 January 2013}}{{cite web|last=de Vroeg|first=Josette|title=Reducing e-waste via SMS in Uganda|url=http://www.texttochange.org/news/reducing-e-waste-sms-uganda|work=Text to Change|publisher=Text to Change|accessdate=15 January 2014}}

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.{{cite news|title='Overheid doet te weinig aan duurzaam aanbesteden'|url=http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/economie/toekomstmakers/overheid-doet-te-weinig-aan-duurzaam-aanbesteden|accessdate=15 January 2014|newspaper=rt (Z)|date=12 November 2013}}{{cite web|title=Successen 2013: drie circulaire toppers|url=http://www.mvonederland.nl/content/nieuwsbericht/terugblik-2013-drie-circulaire-toppers|work=MVO Nederland|publisher=MVO Nederland|accessdate=17 January 2014}}{{Cite web |title='Oude mobieltjes onnodig snel gerecycled' - Kassa - BNNVARA |url=https://www.bnnvara.nl/kassa/artikelen/oude-mobieltjes-onnodig-snel-gerecycled |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Kassa |language=nl}}