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Recycling should come after we’ve got every bit of use out of a product. Read up on how to properly recycle your gadgets, and who’s already doing it right.

E-Waste

The Truth about Apple’s “Free” iPhone Recycling Program? The Earth Deserves Better

With Earth Day approaching, Apple is bragging about their “free” iPhone recycling program—you can bring your device in and trade it in for a discount on a new iPhone, if…

April 17, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Recycling

Apple’s New AirPods Are Telling Users to Replace the Batteries Already. Too Bad That’s Impossible

Just a week after the launch of Apple’s AirPod Pro 2, new owners started receiving an unusual alert: It was, apparently, time to replace their batteries soon. This is unusual,…

October 5, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

E-Waste

Why Electronics Rely on Glue—and Why They Shouldn’t

Glue can fix a lot of everyday problems. It’ll stick a broken vase back together, help you make a sweet collage, and it often keeps your electronics in one piece.…

August 10, 2022

by Lauren Greenlee - iFixit

Roundups

How Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Engineered To Fail: Repair Roundup, Week of May 23

One month after Apple pulled the covers off its Self Service Repair program people wonder if it is engineered to fail.

May 28, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Product Design

Apple can upgrade individual iPhone SE parts, can you?

Apple is upgrading specs without wasting money on a whole new phone, why should you? Cameras get better, batteries get more efficient, and processors get speedier, and the only way…

May 4, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Roundups

Advocates Sour On Apple’s Repair Program: Repair Roundup Week of April 25

Apple pulled the covers off its Self-Service Repair program. It’s a big win for consumers...and also a reminder of why we need a legal right to repair our stuff.

April 29, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

E-Waste

Happy Earth Day! The Greenest Phone Is the One You’ve Got

What's the most environmentally friendly phone? The answer is simpler than you might think: It's the one you've already got.

April 22, 2022

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Right to Repair

Homeboy Electronics Turns Junk into Jobs. Right to Repair Could Help.

Most electronics recyclers just put devices through a shredder, but at Homeboy Electronics Recyclers in Los Angeles, recycling isn’t enough: They’re on track to fix and refurbish more than 15,000…

July 14, 2021

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Recycling

Happy Earth Day! Don’t Recycle.

We all grew up with the old mantra: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But when it comes to electronics, recycling should be the final resort. Last year, 1.75 billion phones were sold…

April 22, 2021

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

How To

What You Should Know Before You Fix: Non-Samsung, Non-Pixel Android Phones

We’ve previously shared our tips on fixing two prominent brands of Android phones, Samsung and Google’s Pixel line. But there are many, many more Android phones out there. The huge…

October 19, 2020

by Kevin Purdy