“Design for the Dump”

Problem: Inproper Disposal of Electronic Waste

“Design for the Dump”

References: Jen Phillips’s “What Happens to Your Phone When You Recycle It? &               Annie Leonard’s related video, The Story of Electronics.

Solutions:

Create a system where all electronic materials could be made out of more recycable and less toxic material. Have engineers design electronics which are easy and cheap to repair instead of having to buy a new item every time the old one brakes.

Neologisms:

Retronical, Grenk, Electrunk, Wastetronics, Dispotronics, Dumpology