Category: E-Waste

Have you ever thought about what happens to the tech you throw away? E-waste is a special kind of environmental challenge, and you can learn all about it here.

E-Waste

Screens, Battery Packs, and Webservers: The Total Hackability of Vape Pens

If you’re looking for the perfect example of the utterly wasteful state of disposable electronics, you won’t find a much better one than a vape. Not all vapes are disposable (some…

February 28, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Tech News

“Worst in Show” Returns at CES 2026, Calling Out Gadgets That Make Things Worse

Repair.org, the repair industry trade association, announced the 2026 Worst in Show awards today, annual anti-awards that spotlight the most harmful, invasive, wasteful, and unfixable tech on display at CES. …

January 8, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

E-Waste

Apple Hamstrings Audio Software for Everything But AirPods

When it comes to repair, we hate AirPods. They’ve scored 0 out of 10 every time we’ve taken them apart. To get inside, you have to cut open the plastic…

November 7, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

E-Waste

How Repair Saves the World

Many top electronics manufacturers are embracing repairable design, and for good reason. From mining to end-of-life disposal, our devices carry a huge environmental impact that can’t be completely remedied with…

August 19, 2025

by Spencer Pennington - iFixit

E-Waste

What Happens To Your Gifts After You Return Them?

One of the best parts of online shopping is the returns. No more justifying yourself to a prickly in-store clerk who insists on asking questions despite the store’s no-questions-asked returns…

January 28, 2025

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

How To

Resurrect an Old Computer with Linux

Have you got an old computer that runs slow? A perfectly good old machine that time has passed by, and you don’t know what to do with it? A Mac…

July 9, 2024

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Video

Vision SE VR Teardown: What’s Inside an Ali Express VR Headset?

June 1, 2024

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

E-Waste

Apple’s Recycling Program Forced Recyclers to Shred Over 530,000 Repairable iPhones

With Earth Day approaching, Apple is bragging about their “free” iPhone recycling program—you can bring your device in and trade it in for a discount on a new iPhone, if…

April 19, 2024

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

How To

What to Do With a Swollen iPhone Battery

Learn everything you need to know about replacing your iPhone battery yourself at iFixit.org/blog!

September 20, 2023

by Elise Barsch - iFixit

Product Design

Pick a Repairable Laptop for School, Not a Chromebook

When you buy a new laptop for school, you’ve got a lot of things to worry about: Will it let you do all your schoolwork? Does it fit in your…

August 25, 2023

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit