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Vancouver-based Cyber Acoustics turning industry on its ear

Headphone manufacturer hopes recycling program changes industry, inspires competitors to cut waste

By Sarah Wolf, Columbian staff writer
Published: August 15, 2022, 6:05am
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Headphones sit on a table before they are sorted and recycled. They will be disassembled and sorted by material before recycling.
Headphones sit on a table before they are sorted and recycled. They will be disassembled and sorted by material before recycling. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

When Steve Erickson and his partner bought their Vancouver-based company, Cyber Acoustics, they realized just how many headsets they ship to customers. Then they thought about where all those headsets went when they didn’t work anymore.

“We realized most of them are in garbage cans,” said Erickson, chief operating officer.

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