REEP
Reduce electronic waste generation by empowering people to repair, reuse and refurbish electrical and electronic equipment
In Brief
- Challenge: AI for Societal Good
- Challenge Type: SFI Future Innovator Prize
- Status: Complete
The Challenge
The societal impact of citizen-driven initiatives aimed at enabling the repair and reuse of electrical and electronic products is currently limited by a lack of access to relevant information and spare components.
The Solution
The REEP team proposes to empower people to repair, reuse and refurbish electrical and electronic equipment by building an online marketplace that uses AI to meet the needs of reuse facilities, repair communities and citizens.
UN SDG Alignment
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
The Team
- Team Lead: Prof. Mathieu d'Aquin, University of Galway
- Team Co-Lead: Dr Umair ul Hassan, University of Galway
Societal Impact Champion
- Dr Vincent Carragher, Galway Waste Cooperative