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Are chargers really a significant source of e-waste? E-waste is a direct consequence of technology progress. We're not still all using 486s. Technology advan
by admax88qqq 5y ago
Are chargers really a significant source of e-waste?
E-waste is a direct consequence of technology progress. We're not still all using 486s. Technology advances, people want that new stuff.
I would wager charging ports are insignificant.
- Ygg2 5y agoHey on my Android, I'm happy to reuse my old chargers. It would be another thing if I was on Apple ecosystem.
- kergonath 5y agoAll the Apple chargers are compatible, and have been for quite a long time. They’ve had a standard USB-A port since at least 2004, and they now have a standard USB-C port. The only reason to get a new charger is if you need more power, but that’s exactly the same situation as with Android. Where did you get the idea that you had to get new chargers?
- Ygg2 5y agoIsn't Apple on Lightning port? Still. All Androids work fine on USB-C and Apple is the outlier.
- input_sh 5y agoTwo drawers full of useless USB cables next to me imply so, and that's next to having 6 chargers and cables pretty much everywhere you can sit in my apartment. But I wouldn't call it significant, I would call it completely unnecessary. I'd really rather buy one when I need it than get one with every single gadget I buy, which is precisely what the EU is trying to achieve.
- admax88qqq 5y agoOh I'd totally rather just buy one as well, but let's be honest this is a first world problem around convenience, it's not going to put any significant dent in the global e-waste problem.