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-They’re priced to be disposable and recycled as a unit when they die.
+They’re [https://www.ifixit.com/News/35189/its-time-to-stop-making-excuses-for-amazons-disposable-tech|priced to be disposable] and recycled as a unit when they die.
It's easier for old ones because there's more in the scrap bins but the newer ones are hard because people don't always take them to a place who will strip and sell the good parts - they may take it somewhere who removes the battery and shreds the unit as a whole.

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They’re priced to be disposable and recycled as a unit when they die.
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+It's easier for old ones because there's more in the scrap bins but the newer ones are hard because people don't always take them to a place who will strip and sell the good parts - they may take it somewhere who removes the battery and shreds the unit as a whole.

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Original post by: Nick

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They’re priced to be disposable and recycled as a unit when they die.

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open