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Re:Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away by Timshel on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:29PM (#37862772)
I would shame the ones producing. Stuff like disposable vape should just not exists.

They are the one making a profit from this pollution ..

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Re:Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away by tuatoru on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:56PM (#37863066)
How is that possible? Companies are completely sociopathic. Whatever they say, they're only saying that to get people to buy their stuff.

Shame cannot work.

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Re:Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away by blacksmith_tb on Thursday October 12, 2023 @06:00PM (#37863733)
Replace "shame" with "regulate and fine" and I think we have a viable approach.
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Re:Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away by klhutchins on Thursday October 12, 2023 @06:27PM (#37863951)
yeah, it seems people forgot the other two 'R's ... Reduce, Reuse.. then when you can't do that, recycle.
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