Unlocked cellphones: What do they mean for consumers, recyclers?

Last year, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act passed successfully, reversing a congressional decision that previously banned people from unlocking their cellphones. President Obama’s signage of this bill overturned the Copyright Office’s 2012 ruling against cellphone unlocking. With further review of this bill down the road, there is a chance the previous unlocking ban…

Grab a picket sign for the “right-to-repair”

Grab your picket signs! Minnesota e-scrapers are teaming up to push for a “right-to-repair” law. This would allow access to tools and necessary information to refurbishment and asset management professionals eager to repair electronic devices. Unfortunately, OEMs have a tendency to make repairs especially difficult to the average consumer, leading them to trash and replace…