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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
The problem with electronic devices vs the environment is - 1. obsolesce, and 2. durability. The more the equipment gets churned, the worse for the environment.
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In fact, planned obsolescence is a problem with quite a number of product lines, not just electronics. So is the recycling stream for those products... simply put, neither has been well-developed, because it was always considered "anti-consumerism," "anti-profit," and therefore "anti-business."
Although it would obviously mean a sea-change in the way products are manufactured and recycled, and the way business is done, it's a change that simply needs to be done.