E-Waste Help in the form of Repairs

There has been a spike in the amount of repairs all across the board in terms of electronics. It seems that largely due to financial woes, people are going back to get their electronics and appliances repaired rather than buying the latest and greatest. Also though, you can't dismiss the fact that the public is becoming more aware of issues like ewaste.

Solar power and alternative forms of energy are transforming many of our appliances, which should really help in all of the excessive battery waste that is seeping into our waters.

E-waste only accounts for 3 percent of the total waste in landfills. This a good, I guess, until you factor in that the 3 percent equals 70 percent of the total toxic wast in landfills. This does not take into account that the majority of our e-waste is legally/illegally shipped to poorer countries who loosely manage the ewaste for higher profits than the United States policies allow.

So a wave of repair shops have been popping up on street corners and google. Topics like Mac Computer, iPod and iPhone repair are popular. You can easily figure out how to fix things like a iphone screen repair for a cracked glass display. If you buy the tools and screen and followed the needed steps, you could save big for not buying something new or even used.

Electronic items vary though and most don't yield the potential profits other big name appliances yield. 10 new e-waste plants are opening in the United States to deal with the issue but it's not enough.

Just think of all the big TV rear projectors of yesteryear, that are not trying to be sold on craigslist. It's almost comical how people can't even give them away. America truly stepped away from the 'bigger is better' motto quickly when it came to certain things.