29 Jan 2018

State Right-to-Repair Legislation Gains Momentum, Motherboard Reports

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So far in 2018 17 states have introduced fair repair legislation as the right-to-repair movement continues to gain momentum. The latest effort comes from Washington State as bill SHB 2279, which would ban the sale of electronics that are designed “in such a way as to prevent reasonable diagnostic or repair functions by an independent repair … Read More
22 Mar 2017

Working Partner Update: Tracking History and Developments in U.S. E-Scrap

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An Interview with Jim Lynch, Senior Staff Writer, TechSoup.org. TechSoup is a nonprofit organization that has been operating since 1987 to provide donated and discounted mainstream software, IT equipment and technical assistance to 501c3 organizations, foundations, public libraries and churches in the US and overseas. Over one million organizations benefit from participating in TechSoup’s network, 250,000 … Read More