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UK Environmental Committee Says Apple Contributing to ‘Throwaway Culture’ of ‘Short-Lived Products’ – MacRumors
Technology companies like Apple are contributing to e-waste by making their products difficult to repair, and charging expensive repair fees,…
Technology companies like Apple are contributing to e-waste by making their products difficult to repair, and charging expensive repair fees, according to a lengthy report published today by the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee.
“We were told that Apple glues and solders parts together on their laptops, which makes repairing them very difficult,” the Committee wrote in a summary of the report. “They also charge very high fees to repair their products. This trend, which goes against…
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