Sustainable Tech

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This is a community for promoting sustainability in tech and computing. This includes: understanding the impact that our tech/computing choices have on the environment; purchasing or re-using devices that are sustainable and repairable; how to properly recycle or dispose of old devices when it is beyond use; and promoting software and services that allow us to reduce our environmental impact in the long term, both at work and in our personal lives.

This isn't a competition, it's a reminder to stay grounded when making your decisions. Remember: The most sustainable device is the one that you are already using.

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Stay on-topic. Everything from sustainable smartphones to data centers and the green energy that powers them is fair game.
Be excellent to each other.

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You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software! (cdn.masto.host)

submitted 5 months ago by tealeg@programming.dev to c/sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org

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cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/be4foss/statuses/112332015705832479

You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

Come to #Umweltfestival 2024 in #Berlin to learn about the role of independent #FreeSoftware in the sustainable use of hardware.

🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

#KDEEco together with #FSFE (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the #GNOME and #postmarketOS community may be joining as well :)

@kde

#KDE #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #OpenSource

Using coffee or tea as printer ink (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago by activistPnk@slrpnk.net to c/sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/3036509

There is apparently a printer that can use spent coffee or tea leaves to print. I love this idea but I would not buy a printer when so many are being thrown away. I pull them out of dumpsters with intent to repair them. So the question is, can they be hacked to work with coffee or tea?

Canon actually disclosed how to hack their cartridges as a consequence of a semiconductor shortage due to coronavirus. So this suggests #Canon could be a candidate for this hack. Has anyone tried it? How precisely do we have to match the viscosity of homemade ink to the original ink?

How to Build a Small Solar Power System (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)

submitted 9 months ago by UNIX84@lemmy.sdf.org to c/sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org

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Low tech magazine

[BBC] - What does a sustainable smartphone look like? (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by UNIX84@lemmy.sdf.org to c/sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org

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In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?

Build This Open Source DIY Wind Turbine for $30 (www.treehugger.com)

submitted 11 months ago by toaster@slrpnk.net to c/sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org

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