A volunteer fixit clinic, organized by the San Mateo County's Office of Sustainability, helps keep household gizmos out of the local dump.
REDWOOD CITY -- Californians throw about 40 million tons of trash into landfill each year, including gadgets, electronics, appliances, toys and items that no longer work. On the Peninsula, an army of volunteers is showing people that they have the power to fix it.The Redwood City Public Library on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Middlefield Road is the site for those who crave lifelong learning, historical perspectives, fresh ideas, culture, news, and community.
'Our consumption is killing the planet, that we're basically using up the resources of the planet faster than we can replenish them,' he cautioned.It is well known that solid waste and organic materials dumped at landfills contribute to climate change through the generation of a potent greenhouse gas known as methane.But studies have also linked discarded electronics as a producer of greenhouse gases and a contributor to climate change.
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