The average phone is discarded every 2 years, and computing equipment every 3 to 5 years. They are usually in full working order, or even if broken can still be used in other ways rather than discarding.
Unlike other guides, I won’t push the whole ???Give It Away??? or ???Donate Processing to X Project???. This is more for the sort of person who does not want to let go.
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