<div dir="ltr"><div>This is a great post, thank you for sharing.</div><div><br></div><div>To the point here:</div><div><br></div><div>"Third, recycling is never as efficient as keeping an object in use. The
best thing we can do for the environment is to keep devices in play for
as long as possible. Yet, Apple has a history of cracking down on
third-party refurbishers. Apple requires recyclers working on its
products to shred MacBooks, iPhones, and other devices “<a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp73jw/apple-recycling-iphones-macbooks" class="gmail-bv gmail-dl gmail-kc gmail-kd gmail-ke gmail-kf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">into tiny shards of metal and glass</a>”
rather than follow industry best practice and harvest them for parts
that could be used to repair other devices and keep them going. Apple
also successfully <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjexb5/amazon-is-kicking-all-unauthorized-apple-refurbishers-off-the-site" class="gmail-bv gmail-dl gmail-kc gmail-kd gmail-ke gmail-kf" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">pushed Amazon to remove unauthorized refurbishers</a> from its marketplace."</div><div><br></div><div>I am always surprised to see how much recycling is commonly associated with sustainability, when it is by definition an industrial activity with huge environmental impact. I'm trying to explore alternatives as part of my PhD research on smart cities (and waste/reuse). My humble contribution to this:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://is.efeefe.me/opendott/waste-value-and-reuse">https://is.efeefe.me/opendott/waste-value-and-reuse</a></div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>F<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em qui., 27 de fev. de 2020 às 12:36, Juan Felipe Espinosa <<a href="mailto:juan.felipe.espinosa@gmail.com">juan.felipe.espinosa@gmail.com</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Really good stuff Lee.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for sharing. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best, </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Juan Espinosa </div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El jue., 27 feb. 2020 07:09, lee vinsel <<a href="mailto:lee@themaintainers.org" target="_blank">lee@themaintainers.org</a>> escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, Marco. <div><br></div><div>Here's a copy of the essay. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Lee</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 3:09 AM M. Fioretti <<a href="mailto:mfioretti@nexaima.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">mfioretti@nexaima.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 11:53:56 AM -0500, lee vinsel wrote:<br>
> Hi, everybody. <br>
><br>
> ... I realized after the piece came out that I could no longer<br>
> buy Apple products in good conscience. I wrote about how I came<br>
> to that conclusion in a new post. Happy to hear thoughts and<br>
> feedback, if you have any:<br>
> <a href="https://medium.com/@sts_news/giving-up-apple-in-the-name-of-repair-and-the-environment-dbd53bc2fa26" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@sts_news/giving-up-apple-in-the-name-of-repair-and-the-environment-dbd53bc2fa26</a><br>
<br>
Hi Lee. Important stuff like this should be immmediately accessible to<br>
everybody, and with as little data harvesting as possible. But that<br>
piece is not readable without registering with Medium. Can you repost<br>
somewhere else?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Marco<br>
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