Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by alistairSH on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:11PM
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I really don’t think governments should be making technical decisions for the product design unless it directly impacts health issues.
I’ll agree, with one caveat - governments MUST price in externalities appropriately.
In the case of batteries in things like cell phones, that externality is excess waste and more mining of raw materials. There should be taxes applied somewhere in the supply chain to force manufacturers/consumers to manage that waste and reduce mining.
I’ll agree, with one caveat - governments MUST price in externalities appropriately.
In the case of batteries in things like cell phones, that externality is excess waste and more mining of raw materials. There should be taxes applied somewhere in the supply chain to force manufacturers/consumers to manage that waste and reduce mining.