Methods and systems for facilitating environmentally conscious ownership of electronic products

A server system for facilitating environmentally conscious ownership of electronic products by users, the server system comprising:

• a memory unit configured to store machine-readable instructions;
• a processor operably connected to the memory unit, the processor configured to execute the machine-readable instructions, that when executed enable the server system, at least in part, to:
• provide access to at least one instance of a software application, on at least one first electronic device associated with a first user and one or more second electronic devices associated with one or more second users, wherein the at least one instance of the software application is capable of enabling the at least one first electronic device to connect with the one or more second electronic devices, to configure an online social network of users,
• receive product information related to a plurality of electronic products owned by the one or more second users, wherein the product information is provided by the one or more second users to the at least one instance of the software application via the one or more respective second electronic devices,
• determine an environmental rating for each electronic product of the plurality of electronic products based, at least in part, on the respective product information,
• receive a product category for purchase by the first user via the at least one first electronic device, and
• provide one or more purchase recommendations to the at least one first electronic device for the product category based at least on the environmental ratings of electronic products associated with the product category.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by at least a processor of a server system, enable the server system to perform a method comprising:

• providing access to at least one instance of a software application, on at least one first electronic device associated with a first user and one or more second electronic devices associated with one or more second users, wherein the at least one instance of the software application is capable of enabling the at least one first electronic device to connect with the one or more second electronic devices, to configure an online social network of users;
• receiving product information related to a plurality of electronic products owned by the one or more second users, wherein the product information is provided by the one or more second users to the at least one instance of the software application via the one or more respective second electronic devices;
• determining an environmental rating for each electronic product of the plurality of electronic products based, at least in part, on the respective product information;
• receiving a product category for purchase by the first user via the at least one first electronic device;
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• providing one or more purchase recommendations to the at least one first electronic device for the product category based at least on the environmental ratings of electronic products associated with the product category.