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Those wristbands are a great example of manufacturing non recyclable garbage. I understand that some fans might still want some souvenier, but this particular

• jgrahamc 2y ago
  Except that they aren't because they are literally collected at the end of the show and they can easily be opened and the batteries replaced. So they can be used from show to show.
  • geerlingguy 2y ago
    Hopefully they're cleaned somehow...?
    • will1am 2y ago
      Have the same thought
    • ollybee 2y ago
      The device is attached to a fabric wristband. The device is reusable, but the wristband is disposable, and can be branded for different events.
  • barbazoo 2y ago
    Are they being reused? Otherwise it's like 3D glasses that in many locations are just thrown into recycling. Edit: From their sustainability page it seems like they're actually "refurbished" and reused. :+1:
  • palata 2y ago
    Them being collected does not mean that they are reused. But hopefully they are, because they make a lot of them. The thing is: if it's more profitable to make new ones than to reuse the old ones, they most certainly will go that way.
    • HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
      They look designed for reuse. The major tell is that the case is snap-closed and not an ultrasonic weld or adhesive.
      • palata 2y ago
        Yes they do, which is why I hope they are :-)
        • HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
          The reason I focused on that is because a company I used to work for had a product that had a much higher BOM cost and it was supposed to be repairable after the battery wouldn't take a charge anymore. Problem was that the cost of opening the case to replace the battery was so high that we just tossed them in a pile and sent new ones to the customers who had returned them to get a new battery installed. These guys clearly planned ahead :-)
  • exodust 2y ago
    They are not collected. Fans can keep them. Maybe in some cities they were collected? Not in mine.
• skipants 2y ago
  They have this sustainability part on their website: https://pixmob.com/sustainability https://pixmob.com/sustainability It does look like they have boxes for you to return it at the end of the show. It doesn't seem too bad when I take it at face value. I'm sure the reality of how sustainable it is is a bit more complex.
  • Maxion 2y ago
    It's obviously not sustainable on any level, it's a device produced for effects. Concerts in general aren't sustainable. Most of the things we do aren't sustainable. It's nice that they collect them after shows, but still shouldn't call this product sustainable.
    • samatman 2y ago
      I disagree. I expect industrial civilization will continue indefinitely, meaning, we will continue manufacturing cute special-effect gizmos, and having fancy concerts with millions of dollars in special-purpose manufactured goods, and people will continue to have fun. That's what sustainable means.
      • Carrok 2y ago
        > That's what sustainable means. No. No it is not.
      • palata 2y ago
        > That's what sustainable means. That's not how words work. You can't just make up their meaning like this.
        • avarun 2y ago
          > sustainable > adjective > 1. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. It is quite literally what sustainable means. Maybe don’t go around correcting people on the meaning of words if you haven’t bothered checking a dictionary?
• jdiff 2y ago
  > Since these wristbands are designed for reuse they are easily opened revealing two batteries and a lovely little circuit board. The only part that has a shorter shelf life than the rest is the fabric part of the wristband which may later be swapped out to serve another show.
• PobedaRossia 2y ago
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