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Repairing Broken Electronics is Green Electronics eventually break down. The dilemma is then repair or replace the item. A recent article targeting consumer electronics dealers touts the advantages of repairing Cameras rather than New Sales. Clearly it is more green to fix what you already have. The amount of resources used to ship, fix, return an item is far less than all the carbon required to create a new, say digital camera from scratch. “..the carbon dioxide saved with one year’s worth of Precision Camera’s repairs compared to producing the equivalent number of new units is comparable to removing 1,000 SUVs from the streets, the company claims, based on a recent "Rethink Repair" environmental impact study.” Repair is actually a win win situation for retailers as they can earn double the margins over a new camera purchase. Hopefully more shops will offer this alternative to just selling new items. The downside is that their spending $240 to repair an old $600 10 Mpixel digital camera may not be a wise decision economically. Cameras have fallen in price and advanced in functionality. You would get a far more advanced camera with your new money. The tradeoffs in being green are always complex and littered with land mines. Related posts: Trade-In and Recycle Used Electronics New Amazon Green Electronics Section Shoe Repair – Eco Friendly and Green