Wednesday, May 17th 2023
Logitech Partners With iFixit to Advance Circularity Goals
Logitech International announced today that it is partnering with iFixit, a global repair community that sells replacement parts and provides toolkits and repair guides for consumer electronics devices. Logitech is working with iFixit to facilitate the availability of spare parts, support beyond-warranty repair on select products, and develop relevant repair guides to support this repair.
Global electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) is projected to grow to over 75 million metric tons by 2030 according to The Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 Report. Design and repairability will need to go hand-in-hand in order to reduce the amount of e-waste the world generates. The growing e-waste challenge is fueled by higher consumption rates, short life cycles, and few repair options. Logitech is working to address this challenge by elevating its repair capabilities to increase the life-span of Logitech devices, Design for Sustainability (DfS) and drive more circular business models. Essential to Logitech's product development process, DfS plays an important role in informing design decisions, including those around repairability, refurbishment, and recycling.
"Consumers often struggle to find avenues to repair and extend the life of their product," said Prakash Arunkundrum, chief operating officer at Logitech. "More can be done by brands and by broader value chains who wish to play an active role in the shift to a more circular economy. I am excited that we are able to collaborate with iFixit to develop better designs and make it easier for consumers to have a self-repair option to extend the life of our products."
"Making spare parts available and designing more-repairable devices are the best things manufacturers can do to make their products sustainable," said Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability at iFixit. "We've been working with Logitech to develop designs that make it easier for people to fix their stuff. And now, we're thrilled by the opportunity to help get Logitech repair parts to people around the world. To give a healthy planet to the next generation, we need to keep our things working for as long as possible, reduce our demand for raw materials, and cut down the amount of e-waste we're generating. It's wonderful to see Logitech working towards those goals, and we're beyond happy to do what we can to help."
The iFixit Logitech Repair Hub will be the source for genuine replacement parts and batteries for our chosen launch products of Logitech MX Master and MX Anywhere mouse models. Parts will be available as standalone or in Fix Kits that contain everything needed to complete a repair such as the replacement part, tools, and a precision bit set. Genuine Logitech replacement parts for these devices will become available for purchase starting this summer in the US.
Logitech is taking action and investing in ways to innovate by designing for sustainability and developing circular models that reduce waste and extend life, such as trade-in and refurbishment programs, and also using recycled materials. Recently, Logitech also accelerated its climate action strategy and has set itself on a direct path to be climate positive beyond 2030 by capturing more carbon than it creates. It is also the first consumer electronics company to commit to providing detailed carbon impact labeling on product packaging and online across the entire portfolio.
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iFixit
Global electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) is projected to grow to over 75 million metric tons by 2030 according to The Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 Report. Design and repairability will need to go hand-in-hand in order to reduce the amount of e-waste the world generates. The growing e-waste challenge is fueled by higher consumption rates, short life cycles, and few repair options. Logitech is working to address this challenge by elevating its repair capabilities to increase the life-span of Logitech devices, Design for Sustainability (DfS) and drive more circular business models. Essential to Logitech's product development process, DfS plays an important role in informing design decisions, including those around repairability, refurbishment, and recycling.
"Making spare parts available and designing more-repairable devices are the best things manufacturers can do to make their products sustainable," said Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability at iFixit. "We've been working with Logitech to develop designs that make it easier for people to fix their stuff. And now, we're thrilled by the opportunity to help get Logitech repair parts to people around the world. To give a healthy planet to the next generation, we need to keep our things working for as long as possible, reduce our demand for raw materials, and cut down the amount of e-waste we're generating. It's wonderful to see Logitech working towards those goals, and we're beyond happy to do what we can to help."
The iFixit Logitech Repair Hub will be the source for genuine replacement parts and batteries for our chosen launch products of Logitech MX Master and MX Anywhere mouse models. Parts will be available as standalone or in Fix Kits that contain everything needed to complete a repair such as the replacement part, tools, and a precision bit set. Genuine Logitech replacement parts for these devices will become available for purchase starting this summer in the US.
Logitech is taking action and investing in ways to innovate by designing for sustainability and developing circular models that reduce waste and extend life, such as trade-in and refurbishment programs, and also using recycled materials. Recently, Logitech also accelerated its climate action strategy and has set itself on a direct path to be climate positive beyond 2030 by capturing more carbon than it creates. It is also the first consumer electronics company to commit to providing detailed carbon impact labeling on product packaging and online across the entire portfolio.
22 Comments on Logitech Partners With iFixit to Advance Circularity Goals
I want to purchase a Japanese JIS layout keyboard from them, but of course they are not available in Brazil (which totally doesn't have the largest community of Japanese descendants overseas, or filthy disgusting weebs like me, promise) and I'd need to purchase it from Amazon.co.jp and have it shipped all the way over here. Why?
I think a better (and greener) way for Logitech would be to keep sets of replacement keycaps separately on stock in Brazil, then either sell them to you, or swap the keycaps on a new keyboard and ship it to you if you don't want to tinker with it yourself.
Needless to say it wouldn't be as simple as simply making keycaps available, they need to make the keyboards themselves usable. Large countries with hundreds of millions of people with diverse backgrounds speaking many languages are a reality in our day and age.
I have two mechanical keyboards on their original switches (Keychron opticals are unlikely to EVER wear out) and my CM Stealth TK was manufactured in 2013 so it's had almost a decade of me daily-driving it. Genuine Cherry MX switches seem to last a looonnnnnnnng time.
I stopped buying Logitech mice because the switches failed - Omron China is garbage.
After RMA'ing a G9X twice (each one got me a new warranty) I just ebayed the third replacement BNIB and switched to Roccat.
My MX Air is also suffering from switch failure and it's barely used (but a few years old at least).
IMO this iFixit partnership is good but your average joe isn't going to desolder an Omron switch, so it'd be nice if Logitech stopped using garbage switches in the first place, or socketed the switches for easy replacement. I suspect neither of those things will happen though....
Otherwise, if they still keep using cheaper parts that we can swap out. That won't cut the waste down long term.
I say this as a person who has used Logitech mice and keyboards almost exclusively for the past 10+ years. Partially because of their excellent warranty.
But I wish they also sold replacement casing parts. While the battery in my MX Master did fail, the main thing that also failed was the rubber grip over the thumb button.
If Logitech's warranty wasn't top notch they'd be infamous for making overpriced hardware that always wears out or breaks prematurely.
I wonder what switches they use in these things, because I've bought several hundred of them and they seem to last and last in click-tastic offices full of architects and engineers:
www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/mice/b100-usb-business-mouse.910-003357.html
But what i want is full-sized ISO with LA-LATIN distribution, outside of pre-built brand-name computers the layout is almost impossible to get, even less for all the "gamer" mechanical keyboards i've seen, with any luck you'll find ISO layout, and maaaybe with SP distribution which is horrible
I know they used omron switches in some of their gaming mice but cheaper switches - probably why they exhibited the problem sooner.
I just wish they built them better and made them easier to self repair. Or maybe they hope that most people dont use warranty and thus they save money.
At least the disassembly instructions are excellent.
It'd be great if they added instructions and parts for replacing mouse main mount buttons and scroll wheel click counters (whatever that sensor is called) because those are the ones that always give out on me within months. I love Logitech mice and have used them almost exclusively for several years now, the functionality is damn near perfect every time, but the longevity is just abysmal. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
Omron China's switches have around 1/5th the rated lifespan of Omron Japan. Logitech aren't the only company guilty of using them, but for the sake of $1, Logitech could eliminate this stupid issue and the wasteful RMA dance that we (as past and present Logitech customers) are all now accustomed to. How wasteful is it to send back a faulty mouse, have Logitech (probably) e-waste it and send out a brand new replacement with another complete set of retail packaging that goes straight to landfill. That's not cost-effective, and it's not environmentally-friendly.
One I really really wanted to have is the Unicomp Classic (model M clone), I really ought to email them and ask if they would ship it to me.
All it has going for it is a layout I like (UK ISO TKL) and Cherry MX switches that still feel like new after a decade of daily use.
Rest assured though I do not like Cheetos, so that nightmare is the one that doesn't affect my gear :laugh::roll: