Americans Turning Over Electronics 400 Million Times a Year

A 1986 Portland. Free to a good home. Still works. I’ll soon be dragging an old TV to the curb. 24 years old. Made in Korea. It still works, and someone will surely put it to good use. The curb outside my house works that way. But it got me thinking, “Do they make anything that lasts that long anymore?” It’s surely not the idea. A new ” Tackling High Tech Trash ” report from the national policy center Demos notes that the average U.S. household is home to 18 to 24 devices, with bargains and manufacturers trying constantly to get people to replace what’s barely old with something “new and improved…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Americans Turning Over Electronics 400 Million Times a Year

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