6 surprising facts from the UN’s 2024 electronic waste report
Global e-waste is growing 5 times faster than recycling
We should be able to fix our stuff when it breaks.
We need easy access to the information, tools, resources and third party repair shops it takes to fix our cell phones, appliances, electronics and other equipment. That means working together to get the companies who make our stuff, to give us the right to repair our stuff. When they do, it will be better for the planet, better for our budgets, and things will work the way they are supposed to.
Global e-waste is growing 5 times faster than recycling
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Report underscores need for Colorado to pass Right to Repair legislation for cell phones, laptops .
The legislative resolution comes as the Federal Trade Commission asks states how they can support repair. Resolution heads to the Senate next.
A joint resolution from the Colorado legislature advocating for a national Right to Repair score is an important step to ensuring consumers know how repairable their tech products are.
Right to Repair scores tell consumers how repairable that new laptop or cell phone is. Amazon should display them for consumers in the U.S. to help reduce e-waste.
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.