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Have you ever thought about what happens to the tech you throw away? E-waste is a special kind of environmental challenge, and you can learn all about it here.

E-Waste

Terra Blight: New Documentary Shows Scale of the E-Waste Problem

E-waste is a tricky problem in part because of its complexity: for a computer to end up in the infamous Ghana dump site Agbogbloshie, it has to pass through hundreds…

November 12, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

One Way to Create American Jobs: Fix Our 5 Million Tons of Out-of-Use Electronics

Even though the electronics manufacturing jobs are today primarily in Asia, there's no reason repair and recycling can't become a true-blooded American industry. At least one large electronics manufacturer has…

October 31, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

Technology in the Classroom: One Tablet per Child?

Last week, amidst the sweeping political mandates of the Presidential debates, education Secretary Arne Duncan made a mandate of his own, calling for the nation to ditch printed textbooks in…

October 9, 2012

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit

E-Waste

Far More Gold Is in E-Waste than in Gold Ore

Electronic waste contains 40-50 times the amount of gold in ore mined from the ground, according to a report last week by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative and the United Nations…

July 12, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Apple Ditches Green Standard, Cuts Federal Agencies from Products

Federal agencies can no longer buy Apple products for their offices. According to a recent announcement, Apple will be pulling all of their products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment…

July 6, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

E-Waste

Kyle Testifies at USITC Hearing on E-Waste

Kyle spoke this week at a U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on used electronics exports. The hearing will be an important source for a USITC study for the U.S. Trade…

May 18, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Why Is Every E-Waste Infographic Misleading?

MBAonline.com recently published an infographic called "The True Cost of an iPhone," about the iPhone's supply chain and end-of-life. Though it's considerably more comprehensive than many others about e-waste, it…

April 20, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Figure Out How to Track E-Waste, Win $10,000

Can you figure out how to track electronic waste as it moves downstream, from electronics recyclers to its final location in waste sites, scrap markets, or remanufacturing plants? Popular Science…

April 14, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

iFixit Is a State of Mind: Kyle’s Tekzilla Interview

In a Tekzilla interview, Kyle chatted with Patrick Norton about why repairability of the iPad is important for the world. He outlines some of the complexities of the e-waste issue:…

March 29, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Necessary Electronics Accessories

Right outside the Ghana electronics scrapyard Agbogbloshie, our car was approached by a young man selling refurbished TV remotes. This is a side of Agbogbloshie you don't see as often…

March 3, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit