E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13401615
Something that should be considered when buying your micromobility device: Try to get something that will last and not end up as trash.
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And apple isn't helping with activation locks, and business accounts that never release their products from their account when handed off to recyclers.
11 0 ReplyActivation locks are to deter theft, which they’re incredibly good at.
2 0 ReplyBut when they are recycled by the thousands and the large institutions that don't release them after the handoffs. It hurts the used market significantly more.
1 0 ReplyThat sounds like the institution's fault not Apple's.
Institutions have been unloading machines with bios passwords for eons, it's nothing really new other than it's much harder to bypass it.
2 0 ReplyDoesn't exactly help that apple also says not to bother deregistering if it takes too much time.
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