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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

The World’s E-Waste Has Reached a Crisis Point

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The World’s E-Waste Has Reached a Crisis Point

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Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year ago

A new UN report finds that humanity is generating 137 billion pounds of TVs, smartphones, and other e-waste a year—and recycling less than a quarter of it.

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Exactly. Right to Repair should include software and whatnot, not just parts and schematics.
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  I’m shifting my old 2012 Mac Pro to Linux and, while mostly a smooth transition, firmware and drivers are the only real headache.

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