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A dumpster containing various items including comforters and packaging.

Business

TJ Maxx dumpster yields comforter set, perfume, and decor in a blunt look at retail waste

A person repairing a smartphone.

Tech

California court revives suit claiming Apple blocked independent iPhone repairs, drove up costs

A person pointing at returned products.

Tech

Man opens Amazon returns, then finds how many 'broken' gadgets weren't broken

A courtroom with wooden walls, a judge's desk, and green lamp lights.

Tech

Colorado repair firm sues Toast, Owl Labs, and Blackmagic in first right-to-repair cases

Samples of a plastic alternative.

Tech

Kenyan inventor turns invasive water hyacinth into plastic that decomposes after use

A person repairing a smartphone.

Tech

South Carolina right-to-repair group warns of tech's 'erosion of ownership'

A snake on a restroom floor.

Outdoors

Singapore mother steps on snake in Bird Paradise toilet before it slithers down a drain

A small generator battery.

Tech

Australian homeowner says 'whole-home backup' battery won't run air conditioner in blackout

Battery storage systems.

Business

World's largest EV battery maker says all of it plants have reached carbon-neutral status

A person repairing a refrigerator.

Home

Retired appliance tech urges homeowner to repair early-2000s fridge before shopping new

A person holding a Fairphone and battery.

Tech

Fairphone releases a phone you can repair, with a $40 battery and 12 DIY parts

Three images: a man holding a plant, a smiling man surrounded by seeds, and a woman putting on a jacket outdoors.

Tech

Cattail fluff may replace down and polyester in jackets, while helping restore wetlands