Recyclism was founded in 2003 by Benjamin Gaulon, an artist, researcher and art college lecturer. Recyclism research focuses on the limits and failures of information and communication technologies; planned obsolescence, consumerism and disposable society; ownership and privacy; through the exploration of détournement, hacking and recycling. Recyclism projects can softwares, installations, pieces of hardware, web based projects, interactive works and are, when applicable, open source. Since 2005 Recyclism has been leading workshops and giving lectures in Europe and US about e-waste and hardware Hacking / Recycling. Workshop participants explore the potential of obsolete technologies in a creative way and find new strategies for e-waste recycling.