Adam Clark Estes
Appearances
Apple News Today
“Nothing there but the chimney.” L.A. evacuees return to rubble.
Recently, I had a strange conundrum where I had an old electric toothbrush and I didn't know what to do with it.
Apple News Today
“Nothing there but the chimney.” L.A. evacuees return to rubble.
I knew that it had a big battery in it and I didn't want it to go in the trash can and, you know, end up catching on fire somewhere. So I started looking into e-waste and then realized that I actually have a lot of it. I haven't wanted to send them to a landfill but hadn't taken the time to figure out where to go.
Apple News Today
“Nothing there but the chimney.” L.A. evacuees return to rubble.
Best Buy does, Staples does, Home Depot takes stuff like light bulbs, and even Goodwill will take a lot of e-waste. Just check to make sure that your local Goodwill is equipped to do it.
Apple News Today
“Nothing there but the chimney.” L.A. evacuees return to rubble.
One thing that I tell just about everybody I know when they're looking to buy a new phone or a new watch or even a new laptop is buy refurbished. It's going to be cheaper and you're giving a second life to a product that was really resource intensive to produce.
Apple News Today
“Nothing there but the chimney.” L.A. evacuees return to rubble.
But by getting into the habit of recycling your e-waste and telling other people to do it so that it becomes just as common and automatic as recycling aluminum cans, it's going to make a big difference.