Save Electronic Devices From the Landfill
Support environmentalism by repairing broken electronic devices, and preventing them from going to landfills. Host a broken electronics drop-off clinic, where devices will be repaired and given back to their owners. With a rise in electronic waste, it is important that we salvage what we can!
How might this help your community?
Many people cannot afford to replace their broken electronic devices. The aim of this event is to repair electronics that can be saved, and ensure that no technology is being unnecessarily sent to the landfill.
This will allow many youths who have experience in repairing technology to give back to their communities. It also promotes ideas of preventing the creation of e-waste, and the environmental practice of restoring instead of replacing.
TIPS FOR WHEN & WHERE
On the first weekend of September
At a local university
Suggested Action Plan
Contact a local university and see if you can find a space to host this event. Book a date.
Create, print, and distribute flyers throughout the university recruiting volunteers who can repair technology.
Ask volunteers to sign-up through e-mail, text, or Google Forms.
Gather any necessary supplies needed for repairs.
Go over safety with volunteers and gather safety equipment
Create, print, and distribute flyers advertising the event. Share them on social media, and hand them out throughout the university.
Run the event!
POTENTIAL RESOURCES
✓ Flyers to print (around $20)
✓ Safety materials ($20)
✓ Sorting bins ($10)
✓ Volunteers
✓ Repair tools ($50)
✓ A venue
HELPFUL LINKS
Information on phone repairs:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Phone
Laptop repair tips: https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-to-repair-laptops.html