Our gadgets and stuffs are designed in a way that once the new product is launched, the old one needs to be completely thrown. There is no scope of repair and reuse. For example intel core is a small chip in the computer. When intel processor upgrades, we have to buy whole new computer. Which creates lots of harmful electronic waste.
For details watch vedio of Story of Stuffs.(https://storyofstuff.org/)
I am so much affected by this issue on personal level because in my home we have more number of mobiles phones then number of humans living there. That’s not the world I wish for.
However some small number of people in the world are trying to make things in a way that if one thing is damaged, you can remove that part and plug another upgraded part. That’s it. No need to change the whole product. For details, search Fairphone. (https://www.fairphone.com/en/)
Glad to see that Shikshantar Andolan in Udaipur is doing effort to undo the damage humanity has done to this world. Wish to have more such spaces and revolutions around the world.