The argument is that by creating unnecessary waste they are imposing an externality on everyone. Why should societies that control the rules of trade within the

The argument is that by creating unnecessary waste they are imposing an externality on everyone. Why should societies that control the rules of trade within them allow a company to force extra infrastructure on everyone for safely disposing of a much higher level of waste? I think the suggested laws to combat this would be that companies must allow users to take control of their own devices once official support is no longer available. Paying enthusiasts to create a distribution of Linux for the device would be a cheap way of ensuring your devices fit that kind of law. It's just a way of saying that devices must be reusable, even without further manufacturer support. I had an original ipad, and it was almost unusable within a year of me buying it because of forced software upgrades it couldn't take.