Anything is better than letting devices gather dust in a drawer, but the best alternative is to reuse them.
In a storage room in the German city of Dresden, boxes bursting with old mobile phones, radios, printers and televisions are piled up to the ceiling. But the devices are not bound for the scrapheap. They are waiting to be repaired and put back into service.
The problem, he says, are the spare parts because with old devices, they often cost more than the original purchase price. That's why Zocher and his team store every component they can get their hands on. Anything is better than letting devices gather dust in a drawer but"the best alternative is to reuse them," says Mayer. A discarded smartphone can still be used to play music in your car, for example, or as a starter device for kids.The good news is that old tablets, laptops and audio equipment can often be repaired with little effort. Those who find repairs in specialist stores too expensive can ask for help in repair cafés or similar initiatives.
"The hardware is usually not a problem," says IT specialist Zocher. Smartphones in particular are often discarded because the operating system is too old and many apps are no longer supported on it.Repairs are worthwhile If you want to give it a go yourself, you can find instructions and support on websites like Ifixit.com, YouTube and in countless forums online. But if you think it's not worth the effort you should still never throw old devices in the household bin.
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