Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review
by babypuncher on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:36PM
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I would understand the sentiment if there weren't significantly bigger fish to fry. Disposable electronics make up an infinitesimal percentage of non-biodegradable waste that leaves my house. Maybe we should first tackle the literal pounds of plastic waste from food packaging the average person tosses every week before we start shaming people for buying a < 1oz pair of earbuds that only last a couple years.
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Most environmentalists are in it for the religion.
For example, wind turbine blades are composite components that are too expensive to recycle and wear our much faster than most people realize, so there are vast garbage dumps filled with buried giant wind turbine blades made of petrochemicals.
Most electric vehicles are charged with electricity made from burning carbon (coal & natural gas).
Reusable plastic bags need to be used like 28 times before they have less of an impact than disposable ones. Cotton bags need to be used over 7000 times before they are better than disposable.
Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review
by colejohnson66 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @09:20PM
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The question is: which is worse for the environment? A leaking battery or plastic?
Genuine question. Are there any studies on this? And I’m asking about any kind of battery. People toss out used AA and AAAs all the time.