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The System Wants You to Buy and Throw!
Fixing something you already own has quietly become one of the more subversive things you can do.In 2022 the world generated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste — up 82% since 2010. Only 22.3% of it was formally collected and recycled. The rest disappeared into the system, taking about 62 billion US dollars of recoverable gold, copper and other materials with it.This episode is about why repair became difficult on purpose, and the new EU law that is starting to make it a right.IN THIS EPISODE
Why the fastest way to "fix" something became buying a new one
Glued-in batteries, proprietary…
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