Sustainable Solutions: Local Zero-Waste Manufacturing with Raspberry Pi
29. December 2025 | Planegg
Sustainability in the field of electronics does not begin at the end of life. It begins with smart design choices, the right manufacturing partners, and transparent, auditable processes. Raspberry Pi shows how its established manufacturing base in Wales enables a more responsible, circular approach, while still delivering at an industrial scale.
Raspberry Pi manufactures its single-board computers at the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, South Wales. This local partnership is designed to provide deeper insight into the manufacturing process, uphold high-quality and ethical standards, and reduce the environmental footprint associated with global shipping.
About Raspberry Pi’s Sustainability Approach:
- Local manufacturing at Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, South Wales
- Onshore production reduces complex energy-intensive global shipping and lowers carbon footprint
- Zero waste to landfill policy, including managed waste streams across the factory
- Circular improvements in practice, including reuse initiatives on-site
- Over 1700 on-site solar panels, remaining electricity sourced from 100 percent renewable green energy
- Biodiversity initiatives, including honeybee colonies cared for by trained staff volunteers
- Precious metals recovery: since 2022, Sony supports The Royal Mint in recovering gold and other valuable materials from e-waste using a patented, room temperature chemical process
- Local circularity: e-waste supplied from Pencoed to The Royal Mint, around eight and a half miles away
BENEFIT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR OEMS AND CUSTOMERS
For OEM customers, this translates into sustainability proof points that are clear, verifiable, and easy to communicate, along with greater transparency on where and how the platform is manufactured. These factors support procurement and audit requirements, strengthen ESG documentation, and reduce friction in customer and stakeholder discussions. The result is stronger positioning in tenders and regulated, procurement-driven markets, while maintaining industrial scalability.
FOR MORE DETAILLED INFORMATION ON SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS BY RASPBERRY PI:
With Raspberry Pi’s holistic approach, sustainability becomes an essential factor as early as the design and platform decision, not only an end-of-life topic. Manufacturing footprint, supply chain transparency, and circularity proof increasingly influence customer acceptance, documentation needs, and product strategy. Astradis supports you in selecting and integrating Raspberry Pi platforms for industrial and OEM products, and in turning sustainability and manufacturing facts into project documentation and clear messaging for customers and stakeholders. We help you align platform choices with your technical roadmap and your sustainability requirements.
Contact us now for more information and individual consultation.
FAQ
What is the key takeaway for OEMs?
Local manufacturing, plus measurable waste and circularity practices, can strengthen sustainability documentation without changing the engineering platform.
Does this impact product availability or quality?
The partnership is designed for high manufacturing standards and transparency, while onshore production reduces reliance on energy-intensive global shipping paths.
Where can I find supporting proof points?
Request more information on the Wales manufacturing site, the zero-waste-to-landfill approach, renewable energy measures, and the precious metals recovery collaboration with The Royal Mint, here.
