Episode 7: Don’t Drown Your Old Gear

This week on Everybody in the Pool, the best possible climate solution for the lazy among you: just never get rid of your stuff. Molly talks with Kyle Wiens of iFixit, the how-to and repair manual site that teaches you how to fix and restore everything from laptops to phones to wigs to purses and shoes. Kyle is also the de facto leader of the Right to Repair movement, which is pushing to undo actual real laws that prevent you, in some cases, from fixing your own electronics (by which we mean everything from phones to tractors). The more stuff we buy, the more resources we need, and e-waste, in particular, is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world, and it’s toxic as heck. Be cool, carry old stuff.

RESOURCES & LINKS

• Celebrating 20 years of iFixit
• Right to Repair
• Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/
• Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: https://plus.acast.com/s/everybody-in-the-pool

Please subscribe and tell your friends about EITP! Send feedback or become a sponsor at in@everybodyinthepool.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.