A tax based on the environmental and municipal cost of disposalble electronics applied to products based on total waste and life span would be nice. A little afraid of regulatory capture that companies like apple could afford on a bill like though.
The EU is actually moving in that direction, except not through tax subsidies, but straight up regulatory requirements. User-replaceable batteries will be a strict requirement in 5 years for example. I’ve seen something similar with right-to-repair stuff, but I don’t really remember where that is.
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A tax based on the environmental and municipal cost of disposalble electronics applied to products based on total waste and life span would be nice. A little afraid of regulatory capture that companies like apple could afford on a bill like though.
@andruid Completely agree, regulatory capture is always a threat.
The EU is actually moving in that direction, except not through tax subsidies, but straight up regulatory requirements. User-replaceable batteries will be a strict requirement in 5 years for example. I’ve seen something similar with right-to-repair stuff, but I don’t really remember where that is.