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Caleb Ihla got help from his grandfather Rod Basham as he fixed a lamp Saturday during a Ramsey County Fix-It Clinic at the Ramsey County Library

STAR TRIBUNE | Ramsey County aims to simplify recycling with new facility

A proposed Ramsey County environmental service center promises to be a one-stop shop for offloading
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Hands repairing a laptop computer on a workbench

PARK BUGLE | Tech Dump renamed Repowered to make recycling electronics easier

Tech Dump, your locally-based electronics recycler, has two good-news items: a new name and a
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BY ALL MEANS PODCAST | Amanda LaGrange

The CEO of Minneapolis-based Repowered, formerly Tech Dump, on fulfilling a “triple bottom line” with
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Headshot of Repowered CEO Amanda LaGrange

CEO Runs E-Waste Organization Dedicated to Employing Formerly Incarcerated People: ‘We Shouldn’t Be an Exception.’

It’s an understatement to say that Amanda LaGrange runs an unorthodox organization. It would be
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‘Welcome Home Party’ hopes to connect former inmates with jobs, community

As a correctional officer for nearly 20 years at the Stillwater prison, Antonio Espinosa knew
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A man wearing a reflective vest using a drill to disassemble a laptop

E-SCRAP NEWS | How a county-processor contract addresses equity

A Twin Cities-area processor won an electronics recycling and repair contract with the second largest
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A man wearing a reflective vest using a drill to disassemble a laptop

TWIN CITIES BUSINESS | Crisis Response: Tech Dump and PCs for People

Tech Dump (now Repowered) and PCs for People share a common purpose: keeping electronics out of the waste
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STAR TRIBUNE Opinion | New Voices: The piling-on effect of fees in criminal justice

For those trying to re-enter society, a few dollars here and a few hundred there
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Tech Dump wins Community Impact Award from Twin Cities Business

It’s time to celebrate! We are honored to be a recipient of the Twin Cities
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Two women and one man smile at the camera in reflective safety vests

STAR TRIBUNE | ‘Right to repair’ push back in front of Minnesota legislators

Brad Sandnas saved a lot of money repairing his children’s iPads and other devices. Then
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A Black man with braids smiles at the camera from behind a retail counter

MONITOR | Repowered recycles almost anything with a cord or battery

Refurbishing electronics reduces e-waste, provides living wage jobs The non-profit electronics recycler Tech Dump (now
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Naid Certification

New Year, New Certification: Why We Are Proud To Be NAID Certified

For many of us, the start of a new year means making resolutions, starting new
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