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What is the cost of decommissioning soon-to-die hardware like this? Right now companies arent required cradle to grave handling, so quick disposal is prioritize
by crankylinuxuser 7y ago
What is the cost of decommissioning soon-to-die hardware like this? Right now companies arent required cradle to grave handling, so quick disposal is prioritized.
There is no such thing as away, so watch what we put there.
- Paperweight 7y agoThat's a really good point. Companies being required to buy back their products when they die should align the incentives to solve the problem, which is essentially one of unhandled economic externalities. Has anything changed in Europe since these kinds of laws have been put in place? In Canada, we have a fixed environmental disposal fee slapped on certain classes of electronic products. I wonder if that fee actually makes the problem worse because it makes high-durability manufacturers subsidize their planned-obsolescence competition!
- cr0sh 7y agoOne big concern would be freon recovery, for old refrigerator, freezer, and HVAC systems.