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Green standards are meant to lead the IT industry, but according to a blistering report commissioned by Repair.org, electronics standards in the US have become too easy for manufacturers to meet, and firms are warping them into a tool that drives sales at the expense of the environment.
The report concludes by stating that green standards in the US “have become a complicated way for manufacturers to greenwash products that have a devastating environmental impact and pat themselves on the back for business as usual.”
“Electronics-makers can make products that are both cutting edge and long-lasting. Instead, they are pumping the market with disposable products that can’t be repaired and can’t easily be recycled,” says iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens. “Green standards in the US should promote better, longer-lasting products–but tech companies won’t let that happen. They’re short-changing consumers and the environment.”
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