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You are not forced to take the incentive. You can always sell the device on a second hand market and get more money than that incentive.

• jdnenej 7y ago
  There is literally no reason you can justify this being good for the environment. It may make business sense but it's still a crime against the planet.
• pms 7y ago
  Haven't you noticed that the word "recycle" is used here in the exactly opposite way than it should be? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recycle https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recycle This is purposeful marketing misinformation. The goal here is to incentivize a naive customer, apparently including you, to make their devices non-reusable and to buy new devices. This has nothing to do with recycling, yet Sonos purposefully uses this word, because in this way they achieve their goal. This isn't even a new technique. Unfortunately, it's widespread. Yet another example of greenwashing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing
  • DanBC 7y ago
    > Haven't you noticed that the word "recycle" is used here in the exactly opposite way than it should be? You've said this a few times, but I don't understand what you're trying to say. In your dictionary definition I guess you're referring to item 3, but that's already given an alternative which is "re-use". When talking about environmental waste the word "recycle" does not include "reuse", which is why the slogan is "reduce, reuse, recycle". When talking about waste the word reuse is distinct from recycle. https://www.buschsystems.com/resource-center/knowledgeBase/glossary/what-is-the-Waste-Recycling-hierarchy https://www.buschsystems.com/resource-center/knowledgeBase/g...