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Smartphone giant partners with iFixit on independent repair

Published: April 7, 2022
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Samsung Galaxy S9 phones stacked on a surface.

Samsung will now offer genuine device parts, repair tools and step-by-step guides for Galaxy phones. | Leszek Kobusinski/Shutterstock

Global smartphone maker Samsung will now enable customers with Galaxy devices to repair the items themselves, using tools and parts from the company.

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Apple is reportedly eyeing phone subscription service

Published: March 31, 2022
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iPhone charging with Apple logo on screen.

Apple may roll out a hardware subscription service, allowing customers to pay a monthly fee to lease the devices and trade up when new hardware come out. | Attila Fodemesi/Shutterstock

Apple may soon launch a hardware subscription service, allowing customers to lease an iPhone through monthly payments and potentially trade up when new phones come out, Bloomberg reported.

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Apple and other OEMs fund doorstep e-scrap pilot

Published: March 3, 2022
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Denver residents will have doorstep e-scrap collection thanks to a pilot program from Retrievr, Google, Apple, Amazon, Dell Technologies and Microsoft. | Arina P Habich/Shutterstock

Some of the technology world’s big names are funding an electronics collection effort in Denver, trying to boost recycling rates.

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Dell, Sonos and others advance repairability efforts

Published: January 20, 2022
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Family repairing devices before donating.Samsung

Samsung recently offered a profile of the Denton family, seen here tackling e-waste by repairing old gaming systems before donating them. | Photo courtesy of Samsung

OEMs are looking at redesigning products to ease repair and recycling, and three youths are inspired to start a nonprofit group after participating in a Samsung program. At the same time, design choices from other companies end up in an unwelcome limelight.

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Dell and others detail their recycling vetting practices

Published: November 18, 2021
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Speakers in an online session during the E-Scrap & E-Reuse 2021 Conference.

(Clockwise from top left) Kim Fox of Lenovo, Sean De Vries of Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), Don Hennen of RLG, and Beth Johnson of Dell.

Two electronics manufacturers and a reverse logistics contractor recently described what they look for in recycling vendors. They also discussed how audits have changed during the pandemic – and why some changes may be here to stay.

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In about-face, Apple unveils Self Service Repair program

Published: November 18, 2021
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Repairing an Apple device.

Apple on Nov. 17 announced its Self Service Repair program, which will be available first for the iPhone 12 and 13 and then will include Mac computers with M1 chips. | Parilov/Shutterstock

Apple will sell its parts and tools to individual consumers so they can make common repairs for iPhones, the company announced this week.

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