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> It's feasible to enforce repairability conditions and documentation requirements before a device is sold, at the point of manufacture or import - if you're no
by ogre_codes 6y ago
> It's feasible to enforce repairability conditions and documentation requirements before a device is sold, at the point of manufacture or import - if you're not compliant, you get excluded from the market.
Yes.
Someone else pointed out just charging for waste at the time of manufacture/ import and that is an excellent way to resolve this.
Though companies which reclaim/ recycle old products should get credit for that effort as well.
- corty 6y agoIn Germany, producers or importers of electric and electronic devices are already paying for collection and recycling or disposal. https://www.stiftung-ear.de/de/startseite https://www.stiftung-ear.de/de/startseite Didn't reduce the volume of the respective waste and didn't prolong lifetime of products in the slightest.