Flash drives often end up as e-waste but this eco-friendly one might alleviate some of the guilt

Eco flash drives are a thing, and we should probably be using them.

is TeamGroup's new, eco-friendly USB 3.2 Gen 1 flash drive. It comes in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities, and you're looking at read speeds of up to 100MB/s. Most importantly, though, it's made from 75% post-consumer recycled plastics, and TeamGroup claims that it's managed to reduce 69% of carbon emissions in the manufacturing process, without the recycled plastic ending up an inviable mess.piling up across the globe. 57.

It's not always easy to know what to do with old flash drives. When there's the risk of your data going walkies, many will. Mine are just scattered through my drawers because I'm too lazy to get rid of them right now. Essentially, they seem insignificant in the grand scheme, which is in part why they are so likely to end up just in the trash. And unwanted tech in your cupboards is still mostly considered e-waste, anyways.

Let's be real, no one's going to go all the way to a special e-recycling point just for a little dongle they found in a drawer. But at least there are companies working on making flash drives more sustainable. And it doesn't involve companies

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