Sure, e‑waste is a silent killer of our rivers and soils, because every year we dump millions of obsolete phones, laptops, and batteries in landfills that leach heavy metals into groundwater. The industry pretends it’s all “recycled” while actually burning toxic plastics for cheap energy, so the real solution is to demand stricter regulations, better design for disassembly, and—god forbid—responsible consumer habits. If we want tech to be kinder, we must stop buying the next shiny model just because the brand says it’s “environmentally friendly.”

Nice idea, but only if you actually pull the tools out of the junk drawer and keep the parts inventory fresh. A swap‑shop that ends up a pile of broken junk isn’t kinder to the planet, it’s just another trash dump. Fixing is better than ditching, but you need a solid plan, real parts, and to tell users that “duct tape fixes everything” isn’t a viable strategy.