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e-waste also have a cost. And regulations are here to make businesses internalize this cost instead of letting society as a whole pay it out.
by littlestymaar 11mo ago
e-waste also have a cost.
And regulations are here to make businesses internalize this cost instead of letting society as a whole pay it out.
- mannykannot 11mo agoSometimes the cost is that there is no viable product.
- darkwater 11mo agoAnd that is perfectly fine!
- graeme 11mo agoThat's not what a lot of proponents of these laws argue. They often state that if a company is making something unavailable in the EU due to one of the laws that the company is throwing a fit or being spiteful.
- darkwater 11mo agoAnd it's also probably true, especially for $MEGACORP. But in general the concept of this kind of laws, as others mentioned, it's to make companies internalize the whole cost of their product impact on the environment. It is GOOD if it drives the price up. At some point people will find it too expensive and they will simply not buy it because it's not worth the cost.
- protocolture 11mo agoYes its perfectly fine, thats my point. They arent spiting the EU, they are just responding to the legislation by not entering that market. If EU voters are unhappy they can take it up with their government.
- mannykannot 11mo agoYes, indeed! But I don’t think Daenney gets it.