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> There is 155 thousand tonnes per year of e-waste generated in the UK alone How much of that is £15 Chinese no-brand rubbish compared to £1,000 phones? It sou
by kergonath 4y ago
> There is 155 thousand tonnes per year of e-waste generated in the UK alone
How much of that is £15 Chinese no-brand rubbish compared to £1,000 phones? It sounds like barking up the wrong tree to me, there are hundreds of OEMs that produce disposable hardware, few of them end up supporting their devices as long as Apple or even Google (!)
- grumpyprole 4y agoIn the 2020 Apple claimed they had 49.88 percent of the UK market for mobile phones.
- kergonath 4y agoYes, but e-waste is much more than mobile phones.
- grumpyprole 4y agoMobile phones are at least 10% of all e-waste. But yes it's not just Apple, it's an industry wide problem. I'm sure that's what Cooke probably tells himself when he collects his 100 million yearly pay check. But since nobody likes government regulation, I just see the situation getting a whole lot worse.