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E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN (www.theregister.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Literally just gave multiple examples. If you want a research paper, you aren’t going to find it.

You said some things that I'm calling b.s. on, as far "... That’s going to put a huge dent in the e-waste ..." goes.

If anything they're supporting hardware with driver/OS updates less now than before.

I have a good working Android tablet that I've replaced the batteries on twice that I now can no longer use because the OS won't get updated any more (security risk, etc.). Perfectly working, has to go in the trash.

[–] Dark_Arc@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If anything they’re supporting hardware with driver/OS updates less now than before.

That is literally false information. Prior to the last year there has been no version of Android that has more than 4 years of operating system security updates, before that it was common to be 3 and before that 2. They bumped it to 7.

I have a good working Android tablet that I’ve replaced the batteries on twice that I now can no longer use because the OS won’t get updated any more (security risk, etc.). Perfectly working, has to go in the trash.

Literally what I just explained they've been working to change, and have changed for their latest devices.

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That is literally false information.

No, its not. It was not extended to existing hardware that is still functioning. Product support should last as long as the product is functional.

Stop astroturfing. Manufacturers need constant sales of their products, so they go out of the way to make sure longevity doesn't happen, and ewaste is the results.

Talk to me when right to repair is a real thing everywhere legally, and is supported by the manufacturers.