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To highlight the waste material from discarded electronic parts, artist Zayd Menk is building a small-scale model of London’s Westminster area solely out of reclaimed technology from HPE’s Technology Renewal Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Artist Zayd Menk believes that in a perfect world, there\u2019d be no waste. In his hometown of Harare, Zimbabwe, Zayd has witnessed firsthand the hazards created by disposed electronics.<\/p>\n

Motivated by his belief in a circular economy\u2014one in which used items are transformed into something new and useful rather than thrown away\u2014he creates intricate art from found objects.<\/p>\n

When he was 17 years old, for a school project, he spent three months building a 165- by 80-centimeter model of Midtown Manhattan out of electronic parts.<\/p>\n

Now 18, Zayd wants to study art at university in London. When he visited there a few months ago, HPE provided him with reclaimed technology from its Technology Renewal Center in Erskine, UK to build a small-scale model of London\u2019s Westminster area solely out of e-waste. The project took approximately 97 hours to build. It features a few of the most prominent city structures, including Big Ben, Parliament, the London Aquarium, and Westminster Bridge.<\/p>\n

Zayd hopes his artwork can play an important role in educating people about sustainability: “In the future, if companies embrace the idea of the circular economy, e-waste might not be an issue and my artwork might be seen as a sort of weird historical artifact from a time when we didn’t know any better.”<\/p>\n

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To highlight the waste material from discarded electronic parts, artist Zayd Menk is building a small-scale model of London’s Westminster area solely out of reclaimed technology from HPE’s Technology Renewal Center. Artist Zayd Menk believes that in a perfect world, there\u2019d be no waste. In his hometown of Harare, Zimbabwe, Zayd has witnessed firsthand the hazards created by disposed electronics. 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