Lucas
Gutterman
Director, Designed to Last Campaign, PIRG
Started on staff: 2016
B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lucas leads PIRG’s Designed to Last campaign, fighting against obsolescence and e-waste and winning concrete policy changes that extend electronic consumer product lifespans and hold manufacturers accountable for forcing upgrades or disposal. He got his start as a PIRG student volunteer and organizing director where he helped register thousands of voters and win zero waste campaigns to stop plastic pollution. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his partner, where he enjoys perfecting his espresso recipe.
Posts by Lucas Gutterman
120 top astronomy researchers call on FCC to study satellite mega-constellations
Federal Communications Commission licensed tens of thousands of new satellites, all exempt from environmental review
Why Microsoft extended Windows 10 support for schools for $1
Thousands of PIRG supporters and shareholder advocates with Green Century Capital Management called for longer-lasting computers. The tech giant listened.
Disposable vapes are creating piles of electronic waste
Retailers illegally sell thousands of disposable vapes every day. Here are four reasons they need to stop.
‘When will my Chromebook expire?’ Why computers should be designed to last.
Here’s what you need to know about your Chromebook’s lifespan — and why we need tech giants like Google to help us get off the “disposability treadmill.”