Schools are beginning to throw out expired Chromebooks, creating 'piles of electronic waste,' report says

Fri, 04/21/2023 - 15:01

A picture from Peter Mui showing a school's discarded Chromebooks. — A picture from the report that the US PIRG says shows a "school system's Chromebooks that are no longer usable."
US PIRG/Peter Mui

Chromebooks create tons of e-waste when they expire, a US PIRG Education Fund report found.
Replacement parts for Chromebooks are difficult to find between different designs, per the report.
US PIRG is suggesting Google extend software support for Chromebooks to make them last longer.

Chromebooks, the budget laptops running Google software, are creating a lot of e-waste, according to a report from the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) Education Fund.