This power bank sets a whole new standard for me - but not in the way you're expecting

ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• Vonmählen's Evergreen Mag is presently lone disposable successful Europe for €70.
• It's ultra-thin and airy with a premium metallic finish, USB-C port, and Qi2 charging pad.
• Unfortunately it's not disposable successful North America yet.

The tech detonation has vastly outstripped our quality to recycle tech erstwhile it reaches the extremity of its life. According to information supplied by the UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research), 62 cardinal tons of e-waste were produced successful 2022, and this is acceptable to turn to a colossal 82 cardinal tons by 2030. To marque matters worse, little than a 4th of that e-waste is recycled.

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That's wherefore I similar to spot companies producing gadgets with recycled materials. One specified institution is Vonmählen. Based successful Germany, it specializes successful sustainably minded products. It conscionable released the Evergreen Mag, a MagSafe powerfulness slope made of 37% recycled materials with a Qi2 charging pad. 

Although it's not yet commercially disposable successful the U.S., my anticipation is that covering it volition animate marketplace changes that bring better, similar-functioning accessories to North America successful the adjacent future. 

On the outside, the Evergreen Mag looks overmuch similar each different MagSafe powerfulness bank. It has a 5,000mAh/19.25Wh battery, a Qi2 wireless charging pad susceptible of 15W maximum output, a USB-C larboard that tin grip up to 20W Power Delivery output and 15W input for charging.

Even better: you tin usage the wireless charging pad and the USB-C larboard simultaneously, and successful this configuration, you tin get 5W from some outputs.

In presumption of its carnal form, the powerfulness slope is precise bladed and light, measuring 102 × 70 × 8.6mm and weighing conscionable 118g; ace bladed and airy and perfect for slipping into a pouch oregon bag. 

At 8.7mm, this is 1 of the thinnest MagSafe powerfulness banks retired there.

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In presumption of sustainability, its recycled materials see recycled aluminum, recycled PC + ABS, and recycled cobalt. In my testing, I recovered nary issues astatine each with these materials. They're successful the artillery erstwhile new, they're successful the artillery erstwhile it's astatine the extremity of its life, and erstwhile reclaimed, they're conscionable arsenic bully arsenic new.

ZDNET's buying advice

The Evergreen Mag oozes German engineering. Not lone does it execute perfectly, the workmanship is flawless, making this an illustration of the premium powerfulness bank. And astatine €70, it comes with a premium terms tag.

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This is my archetypal brushwood with Vonmählen, and I similar what the institution is doing. The lone occupation close present is that Vonmählen isn't arsenic casual to get clasp of extracurricular of Europe, and I'd not lone similar to spot the institution marque much of a splash successful the US, but I'd besides similar to spot the existing spot players successful the powerfulness slope marketplace (and the tech manufacture arsenic a whole) marque overmuch much usage of recycled materials successful their products.