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This product shouldn’t exist: Inside a disposable phone charger – ZDNet
We don’t need to be going back to the days of throwing batteries away, especially rechargeable batteries.
The other day I was wandering along the aisles of a local supermarket and came across something I’d not seen before — a disposable phone charger.
Hmmm, in an era where we’re trying to keep tech out of landfill, and where the EU is going after companies such as Apple for having non-proprietary chargers, this product feels a little strange, like a throwback to the days where I’d empty a whole Maglite’s worth of D-cells into the bin every few weeks, and load it up with another six, not worrying a…
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