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Apr 22, 2021

How One Small Startup Is Tackling Apple’s Big AirPods Problem

Even kindergartners know that when you make a mess, you have to clean it up. Alas, in the case of tech companies and the countless millions of wireless earbuds they produce, the mess is a burgeoning eco-disaster (for a deeper dive, see this blog post). Apple’s AirPods, which may last only a few years due to their small batteries, are a notorious example. That’s what makes Podswap, a startup that puts new batteries in otherwise dead AirPods, so enticing. Not only can this company bring your useless, headed-to-the-landfill AirPods back to life, but it is also challenging Apple and other big tech manufacturers to offer more-sustainable product designs and better practices to support them.

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