Discarded Tech Finds a Purpose

Arizona StRUT gives old computers new life—turning e-waste into tools for education, workforce training, and internet access.

Jared Bodine, executive director of the nonprofit Arizona StRUT, reconnects with an old iPod musich player—one of many in his Tempe office—on May 20, 2026. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

PHOENIX—Two shelves in Jared Bodine’s office hold nearly every Apple iPod ever made, a full spectrum of models, shapes, sizes, and colors.

Most no longer work, but that hardly matters to Bodine, who says there is beauty in their simplicity, in their vintage appeal.