Fairphone, the company known for making more sustainable phones, is back in the audio game with a pair of modular wireless earbuds that are far less crappy for the environment than most.

The Fairbuds 2, which Fairphone made official earlier this month, have a grand total of seven user-replaceable parts in this iteration, including individual earbuds, but also (arguably the most noteworthy) all of the batteries.

Fairphone says that the Fairbuds 2 are the only pair in the industry that lets you replace the battery in both the earbuds and the charging case, which is significant since batteries are often the first thing to go in wireless earbuds and the vast majority of pairs out there have batteries that are glued in place. Once those deplete, most wireless earbuds are essentially totaled. Conversely, Fairphone says its wireless earbuds don’t use any glue at all.

In addition to the modular parts, Fairbuds 2 emphasize the use of recycled plastics and rare metals that it says are extracted by workers with fairer wages. The plastics and silicone are made without PFAS, too, which is a forever chemical that’s been linked to cancer, weakened immune systems, increased cholesterol levels, and more.

As important as modularity and sustainability are, these are still a pair of wireless earbuds at the end of the day, and Fairphone says it has improvements on the audio front, including the use of an 11mm bio-cellulose dynamic driver, which it says is made from “light organic fibers” instead of plastics or metals.

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