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It's official: Smartphones will need to have repla...
Consumers get to throw e waste in the bin and let somebody else deal with it. Governments need to look out for more interests than just consumers.
martin8412
on July 14, 2023
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You think consumers won't just throw the old batteries in the bin and let somebody else deal with it?
vidarh
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If they throw just the battery instead of the whole device in the bin that'll still be an improvement.
aeternum
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Why wouldn't they throw both in the bin?
vidarh
on July 14, 2023
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To keep using the device after replacing the battery. That
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the point of these regulations after all. We'll see what the uptake is.
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