On: It's official: Smartphones will need to have repla...

[lozenge]

Consumers get to throw e waste in the bin and let somebody else deal with it. Governments need to look out for more interests than just consumers.

[martin8412 → lozenge]

You think consumers won't just throw the old batteries in the bin and let somebody else deal with it?

[vidarh → martin8412]

If they throw just the battery instead of the whole device in the bin that'll still be an improvement.

[aeternum → vidarh]

Why wouldn't they throw both in the bin?

[vidarh → aeternum]

To keep using the device after replacing the battery. That is the point of these regulations after all. We'll see what the uptake is.