I finally looked up how many phones get thrown away each year and the number is insane

I was reading a report from the EPA website yesterday. It said over 150 MILLION cell phones are tossed in the trash every single year in the US alone. That's like, half a million phones a day ending up in landfills. It hit me that every single one of those is a repair we probably could have done. Has anyone else tried to push more repair options in their local area to fight this?

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wesleyjohnson7d ago

That EPA report is wild. When you say repair shops are everywhere, are you talking about mall kiosks or actual independent shops with soldering gear? Because I feel like the real barrier is people not knowing where to go for a complex board repair, not just a screen swap.

the_ryan7d ago

Honestly? Most people just want a new phone. Repair shops are already everywhere, they just don't get used enough.