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E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
submitted 9 months ago by FartsWithAnAccent to c/technology
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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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And apple isn't helping with activation locks, and business accounts that never release their products from their account when handed off to recyclers.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Activation locks are to deter theft, which they’re incredibly good at.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But 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.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't exactly help that apple also says not to bother deregistering if it takes too much time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGgR4srMwLQ

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