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Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review by Symbiote on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @03:34PM (#26006251)
Two large plastic bottles are easily recycled, or even washed and refilled (e.g. in Germany).

The earbuds don't even have a replaceable battery. They are deliberately designed to fuck the environment. (Or maximise profit, if you'd like the corporate phrasing.)

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Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review by pseudonamed on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @03:49PM (#26006426)
We try hard to buy things that are not wrapped in plastic and yet we still throw away at least a 10l bag of unrecyclable thin plastic every two weeks. Even a new pair of AirPods once a year would pale in comparison to all my other environmental waste.
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