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To extend the lifespan of their devices, or reduce waste. one report said 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated around the world in 2019. for every one device i repair, it generates a little bit of waste, maybe a little bit of e—waste and a little bit of plastic packaging for the part. versus buying a new device and you are throwing out the whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up �...

The whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up — versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while its only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted to adhere to th...

Product properly trained to do so? that worry of course goes away if it is being fixed by somebody that they have trained. but its notjust about being able to repair a device. many pro— right to repair people also want the option to extend the lifespan of their devices, or reduce waste. one report said 53.6 million metric tonnes of electronic waste was generated around the world in 2019. for every one device i repair, it generates a little bit of waste, maybe a little bit of e—waste and a li...

And a little bit of plastic packaging for the part. versus buying a new device and you are throwing out the whole device, metal, motherboard, the camera, the battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up — versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equip...

Product are those opposed to this legislation. part of the argument is keeping their intellectual property confidential, another part has to do with safety. is the person fixing your product properly trained to do so? that worry of course goes away if it is being fixed by somebody that they have trained. but its notjust about being able to repair a device. many pro— right to repair people also want the option to extend the lifespan of their devices, or reduce waste. one report said 53.6 millio...

The battery, the screen, all of that has, i mean it is a lot once you add it all up — versusjust, you know, a battery or a screen. many states in the us have proposed right to repair bills over the past few years, but the only one that has passed was in massachusetts in 2012. it targets automakers and requires them to provide the repair equipment to anyone. while its only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted to adhere to this policy in the remaining 49 states. to advocates...