Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know
AirPods are nearly impossible to repair and their batteries are short-lived. Apple should design them to last.
Lucas
Gutterman
Director, Designed to Last Campaign, U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Started on staff: 2016
B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lucas leads PIRG’s Designed to Last campaign, fighting against obsolescence and e-waste and winning concrete policy changes that extend electronic consumer product lifespans and hold manufacturers accountable for forcing upgrades or disposal. He got his start as a PIRG student volunteer and organizing director where he helped register thousands of voters and win zero waste campaigns to stop plastic pollution. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner, where he enjoys perfecting his espresso recipe.
Posts by Lucas Gutterman
Release: Green School Guide helps back-to-school shopping parents avoid ‘expired’ laptops
Guide helps avoid expired Google Chromebooks which no longer receive software support.
Disposable vapes are creating piles of electronic waste
Retailers illegally sell thousands of disposable vapes every day. Here are four reasons they need to stop.
Release: Eight newly expired Chromebook models still available on Amazon
Thirteen different Chromebooks recently lost support from Google, but eight are available for sale, including two listed as “new."
Why are eight newly expired Chromebooks still for sale on Amazon?
Thirteen different Chromebooks recently lost support from Google, but eight are available for sale on Amazon, including two listed as “new."