I spent twenty years hauling dead electronics out of cramped backrooms, dusty server racks, and overflowing office closets. I know the smell of burnt capacitors and hot dust all too well. It sticks to your jacket. You stare at a mountain of dead monitors, tangles of black cords, and ancient towers. You wonder how to… Read More
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I smell hot dust, fried capacitors, and lead solder whenever someone mentions san diego e waste. Twenty years. That is how long I have pulled apart smashed CRT monitors, bloated lithium-ion battery packs, and screeching corporate rack servers. People think dead electronics simply disappear. They do not. Most people shove broken monitors into dark garage… Read More
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