European Union: Forces companies to make smartphones that are easy to repair

According to information, the European Union is preparing to create rules for companies in order to extend the life of mobile devices.

ΤThis design of Europe is based on the placement of batteries that are easy to change without the need for expert intervention.

Today, official documents from the European bill have been released which reveal that Europe wants to radically change the industry of mobile devices. So according to the information, Europe believes that we can avoid it 80% of environmental impact of a device when it is in the design phase.

Below you can see the 9 proposals that the European Union has for the mobile device industry.

• Improve the design, taking into account the factors:
  Durability: The device should have a longer service life.
  Reuse: Products can be reused by other people.
  Improvement: Integration of device expansion capabilities
  Repair: Mobile devices that can be repaired by the user.
• Increase in recycled materials.
• Easier reconstruction and recycling.
• Reduce carbon footprint and environmental footprint.
• Reduction of disposable products
• Prohibition of destruction of products that are not sold.
• The product should be considered a service. That is, both the ownership and the responsibility of the device are in the hands of the companies.
• The manual and other similar papers should be digitized.
• Rewards for products depending on their viability.

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