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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 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 it s only law in massachusetts the majority of carmakers have opted
they sold it to me, it s mine, they took my money! i can take it apart and fix it if i want. if i want to throw it in the river, if i want to paint it pink, i can do that. it is no surprise some of the companies making this 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 it s 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 little bit of plastic packaging for the part. versus buying a new device and you are throwing out
product properly trained to do so? that worry of course goes away if it is being fixed by somebody that they have trained. but it s 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 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,
with my product. if they want to limit what i can do with it, that they shouldn t have sold it to me in the first place. they sold it to me, it s mine, they took my money! i can take it apart and fix it if i want. if i want to throw it in the river, if i want to paint it pink, i can do that. it is no surprise some of the companies making this 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 it s 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 littl