Why we have to change our cell phone every 2 or 3 years?

The Story of Electronics

Why our electronic devices last only 2-3years?

because it is designed in that way.

It's called "Designed for the dump"

Designed for the dump means making stuff to be thrown away quickly.

It sounds crazy however, when you trying to sell lots of stuff, it makes perfect sense.

It's key strategy of the companies that make our electronics.

In fact it's key part of our whole unsustainable materials economy.

Story of Electronics
The Story of Electronics, released in November 2011, employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution’s collateral damage—25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China where many end up. The film concludes with a call for a green ‘race to the top’ where designers compete to make long-lasting, toxic-free products that are fully and easily recyclable.

Credits
The Story of Electronics was co-created and released by The Story of Stuff Project and the Electronics Take Back Coalition, which promotes green design and responsible recycling in the electronics industry.

Extended Credits
Written by: Annie Leonard, Jonah Sachs, Louis Fox
Produced by: Free Range Studios
Executive Producer: Erica Priggen
Director: Louis Fox
Camera: Tim Kerns
Gaffer: Charles Griswold
Sound: Dan Gleich
Best Girl: Lauren Stocker
Teleprompter: Bill Buck
Hair/Make-Up: Kathleen Gorga
Production Assistant: Wen Lee
Animation Script: Louis Fox, Ruben DeLuna
Animators: Ruben DeLuna, Ben Johnson, Lyla Warren
Editor: Mike Farley
Sound Design: Ray Sutton
Content Advisors
Barbra Kyle
Ted Smith
Support Provided by
Electronics TakeBack Coalition
Merck Family Fund
Wallace Global Fund
11th Hour Project
Overbrook Foundation