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New York’s Right-to-Repair Law: Hopeful Start, or ‘Functionally Useless?’
It’s official: New York State now wields one of the country’s hardest fought right-to-repair legislations on the books. The law, signed into law in the final days of 2022 by Governor Kathy Hochul, will finally go into effect on July 1, 2023 following over a years worth of skirmishes between lawmakers, repair advocates and device…
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TerraCycle Is Corporate America’s Favourite Recycling Company. It May Be Helping Them Greenwash
It’s no secret that our recycling system is broken and, as we’re pumping more and more plastic into existence, in desperate need of an overhaul. But it’s not just recycling plants that are broken, but packaging labels themselves, which may just be sporting a greenwashed facelift. An investigation published Thursday in Vox details how one of…
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Old iPhones Are Being Repurposed To Decorate Your House
Recycling e-waste is kind of important. Our devices are full of heavy metals and toxins that probably shouldn’t just chill in landfills. But iPhone repair company Twice Used is designing housewares that put a new spin on old handsets.
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From A Bucket Of Suds To Surfing On Sea Foam In 72 Cans Flat
San Diego-based artist Rich Morrison has taken the old adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and applied it to this recycled beer can surfboard.