How Can We Fix The Massive E-Waste Problem? 

Right to repair!

Apple: Introducing the iPhone 12, our most unrepairable phone yet. Also apple: We removed the charger to save the planet.

We’re too concerned with recycling when reducing and reusing are the steps that come way before it.

Tech trash doesn't get talked about enough. the more companies come out with new material, the more people will buy and getting rid of their old material. All of this is another reminder of how we ourselves are causing pollution and toxic waste we can do better to change that. Tech companies as well.

Did anyone else notice they’re using old devices during the interviews to get the point across.

No interview with Louis Rossman ? The guy who’s argued for right to repair against Apple in the court system for years? Missed opportunity there. The guy from iFixIt is still great, but Louis has lots of incredible insight on the Right to Repair.

Reduce repair recycle ♻️

It doesn't matter how modular something is if the company serialises most of components so they don't work properly after replacement. This makes the OEM the only ones possible to make new components work. Therefore they can charge whatever they like for repairs. They can choice to only offer certain repairs. Example: Cracked the back of your fragile glass phone? The company doesn't offer that repair but don't worry they can just replace the whole phone or maybe you would like the new model, as its almost the cost of this repair on your current phone.... If a company gets full control of repair, what happens when they stop supporting service for that device in 3yrs. To bad, looks like you will need to throw it away and buy the new one because no one can fix it but the manufacture. Think thats bad, some companies slow down their devices as the battery ages and when you update the software, they also don't let you install the older software after you update to the new one. How do you think they make the new devices feel so much faster.

In mexico you can't throw away soda glass bottles because they have a box where you can leave empty glass bottles and It get ship back to the bottling factory

Do you really need a new phone to watch RU-vid every 2 years. No but they make planned obsolescence

There’s a country in Europe where they passed a law that stated companies had to start making products that last longer so people don’t have to keep throwing products away

Living a minimalist lifestyle and reducing consumption will help with the e-waste problem. As consumers we need to demand electronic products that last longer rather than buying newer generations of the same electronics year after year. We also need to encourage manufacturers to implement trade-in programs where consumers can trade in their old phones and electronics and get a rebate to buy the newer electronic products when the time comes to replace them. We only have one mother earth and we better treat it well and do our part to recycle and minimize wastes.

Apple didn't ship the charger so that they can make a few millis from it! 😂

Nice video... adding up Discarding electronics and recycling them comes with a lot of funding

Tax the big companies, then you will see a solution come out quicker than ever.

This is one of the biggest problems facing humanity. And like always, we won't start doing anything until it is too late.

Wait for the Apple car with tyres welded onto wheels and battery that can't be replaced.

Stop using glue, use normal screws, stop putting software locks on replacement parts, allow individual replacement parts to be sold. I don't care if the phone is a little bit bigger.

Standardizing ports would help immensely. Making all charging cables the same (Type-C) for phones would help a ton. The same goes for laptops. There are infinitely many charging ports for laptops. Apple has kept changing theirs until recently, and it still varies between laptops. At least they have settled on one charging cable for their phones for the last couple of generations. Switching back to removable batteries would help a ton too. I bought an Otterbox numerous times. I do not care about having a thinner phone each generation necessarily. Bigger, replaceable batteries would be great. Not selling everyone super cheap .5amp charging plugs would help too. I still have to go buy a 40W charger to fully take advantage of my phone's quick charge. The included chargers with phones have been rip-offs and a class action lawsuit is warranted in my opinion. Why put insane quick charge capabilities in a $1,000 phone, and then include a borderline useless charger? It is very antitrust in my opinion. Also, making subsequent generations of phones the exact same shape would help with e-waste too. Especially for wholesalers of phone cases.

Just dont buy the crap. I am watching this video on my 3 years old samsung galaxy s8 and I am sure this will work for another cople of years

Apple: *Removes Wall Charger from iPhone Box to be Environmentally friendly* Also Apple: *MAKES MORE DISPOSAL PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR WALL CHARGER*

"the right to repair" hell yea!

I planned an iPhone upgrade this year, but I'm so impressed with Apple's new eco-friendly strategy that I will support their vision by not buying one at all.

Does one really need to replace their phone on a yearly basis (or even a two-year basis)? I've been using my phone for almost 4 years now and I plan on using it till it breaks.

Despite the economic crisis and the high rate of unemployment now is still the best time to start up an investment

I used my Motorola Razr from 2009 til 2017 until it just stopped working. Got a brand new Motorola G4 that I still use today. You don't have to upgrade every time a new version every few months. Just take care of your stuff and it can last.

If Apple really cares about the environment, why Apple stop updating old phones?

Nice touch using the old devices in the video.

Sure it can be done but we don't have the political or social will.

Answer: Remove the charger from iPhones 😑

Buy less and save environment Apple: Nooo my profits will drop

I still use an iphone 5s (since launch). I’m on my 3rd battery and third screen but its still serving me well all these years later. All repaired myself and with the help of ifixit

Or people should stop replacing phone every 1 or 2 years? I have been using my Iphone 6S since it came out, and other than the battery life, it still works perfectly.

*Louis Rossmann has joined the chat

The problem with Apple is they don't want you to have to have the right to repair. They want to be the only ones to repair it. This is a way for Apple to make more money.

Another major issue is planned obsolescence. We need to create legislation that stops companies from sabotaging perfectly good technology just so that we as consumers can go ahead and buy the new thing.

I wish Android phone makers like Samsung still put out software updates for their phones for longer than 2 years. That way, people who choose Android phones can keep them longer than 2 years. You can keep your new iPhone with guaranteed OS updates for 5 years.

I am using iphone 6s from 2014. All I did was replaced the battery 🔋 and it works. As long as it works I use it. I hope everyone does too

Talking about Right to Repair without the mention of Louis Rossman is pure censorship.

We need removable battery cellphone option. It's like you guys rightly pointed out a car with non removable tyres attached in.

I have been using an IPhone 7 for the last three years. I only changed the battery one year ago by myself, and I plan on using this phone for at least another 1-2 years. No money wasted on new hardware, and the phone is still getting new software updates. Thanks for making this video, I think this is a really importante matter to consider whenever a new phone or laptop comes out.

Haven't watched drhe video yet, but I've watched similar ones regarding e-waste. I think of the the biggest things driving e-waste is planned obsolescence. Also our consumption minded brains wanting the nearest and shiniest things. We are all guilty of this, and the only way to really change that mindset is to really think about whether we really NEED or wants that bad.

Just deliver your old PCs to me, I'm fanatic for old computers...

Right to repair, graphene batteries, better software developers.

This is why we need to pass right to repair legislation and force tech companies to make repair easier and cheaper

How ironic that commercials in this video advertise a free iPhone. 😂

can you imagine in pc's had the same software upgrade restrictions as phones?

Let's change Right to Repair to "Must Repair or pay the original price of the item to recycle it"

I’ll take those Google Home Minis off of your plate 😂

Why did you buy that many electronics in the first place??

Well shouldn't the phone companies give a halt to producing newer versions every year...

And for those who have old laptops or MacBooks and computers, don't throw it away or install Windows 10, install Linux and you PC will revive again.

We have an ewaste issue because these companies lead us to believe we need new devices every year or two rather than keeping them updated and useful for longer.

Just because something like your iPad stoops receiving updates doesn't mean it's automatically garbage. I got an iPhone 6+ I've been using for half a decade now and still on IOS 12 when the current IOS version is on 14. The phone itself is fine just missing some features which I don't need.

CONSUM ERS..... We don't NEED 5 different models of the same phone Every yr. We don't NEED these new Laptops every yr with very little improvement. Same for vehicles, we don't NEED new vehicles Every yr... We are on a more more more now now now time..

I've been using my iPhone 7 since August 2016. Changed the battery once in 2018, managed to update it to the latest iOS 14 on November, and aside from the not-so-good camera, everything is still working fine. The technology itself is capable to sustain for at least 3 to 5 years, the consumerism thing is the problem.

I Sped this video to 1.25 up, to make it more tolerable.

I uses my electronic devices until they dies

*How Can We Fix The Massive E-Waste Problem?* Avoid PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE products ?????

Just some basic computer knowledge like replacing hard drives with SSDs can allow an older computer to work for several more years because of those read/write speeds. Also, that Windows 10 update from older Windows really helped to keep older computers still functional.

You make a hub in the middle of the country, Omaha, and Vegas. Huge cities with lots of people that need decent jobs. Then recycle and sell the raw materials back The exhaust, co3, methane, etc, from the plant, can be reuse and power its own factory. Should be funded by corporations that already are the main users and producers of ewaste

Apple is the worst when it comes to e-waste no matter how happy feely they make you feel about their "green" initiative.

Oh that’s not a problem you can give me all the electronics because I fix them and resell them

I purposely passed up a 5G phone with a glued-in battery and faster performance so I could pick up a Samsung XCover Pro with removable battery in late 2020 because of this nonsense.

I honestly don’t see these companies come out with new phones every year. I mean yea the obvious reason is money but we don’t need a new iPhone or galaxy phone every year! I’ve had my phone for 5 years.

I still use my old electronics so can you ...

Funny how at 7:00 he talks about cars not being able to replace tires and Tesla is low key trying to be like that hah

Fix Apples anti-consumer and anti-enviroment practices. Roll the credits! 😂

You can’t. As long as you worship capitalism

I mean i wouldn't mind using an iPhone 4 if it still functioned tbh

I can't even find a place here in FL to recycle my old flatscreen TV's. and my government is giving millions to Pakistan to do a "Gender Study"........we're all screwed.

Apple is moving in the right direction I believe I have a ton of old tech stuff it’s a big problem in the world I believe I wish all of us in the comments could start our own company to solve this today and be successful and happy helping people

If tech companies would release phones and tablets every 3-5 years we could cut down on e waste drastically. they are moving to services based models anyway. release hardware every 3-5 years, sell parts for repair to customers, and make schematics and repair guides available. That would make a huge difference in e waste going forward.

Samsung should have a smaller range. Apple should launch iphones every two years to maximize innovation.

I received 3 different cell phone ads while watching this video, glad to see RU-vid advertising to the correct audience

After 10 years of using my Samsung washing machine, it broke due to damn impatient, and now I can't find the one f%^king part I need(p.s my parents have a 20+-year-old Whirpool I can still buy parts for).

ANSWER: STOP CONSUMERISM

Recycling process must be a part of the initial product design. This means engineers must design the product which can be processed aftewards in a recycling facility. It can be either universal( less likely) or per each manufacturer.

You showed a graph with the top three phone makers Samsung, heuewei, then apple. Then you said that Samsung was the second largest phone manufacturer. Fact check false.

Stopping planned obsolescence is a good starting point

My grandmother bought me my first smartphone in 2013 when I was 15. In 2017 because it broke I bought a new one for about 250$ and ever since then I haven't bought a new phone.

6:58 Don’t give Apple any ideas like that for their own car!

Any mention of right to repair to tackle the environment devastation caused by e-waste should interview ifixit and Louis Rossman

“Phones last 2 years” -and I’m over here watching this video on my iPhone 7 Plus that’s 4yrs old, going on 5 and it still look brand new + function fine after multiple drops right onto concreted. Not a single crack. I never update new software too... I wait for all the reported bugs first and see if I can live with them. If not, I wait for the patch before updating. Lol. Really, the only reason I consider upgrading my smart phone is bc of the new camera built into it, if not, I can use the same phone for 10 years and be fine.

Here is a guide for Apple: How to make more money: Sell the parts to fix your phone and make it easier to fix it and it’s a win win win. Win for Apple because they get money from selling the parts, win for you because you fixed your phone easily. And win for the world

i blame Apple users

"Planned Obsolescence" and Consumer "FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out" are a match made in heaven for these companies.

I'm not an issue. Have a seven year old smartphone. My computer's are even older. I'm not a slave to consumerism and I'm not some environmentalist lefty flake. Drawback is that apps I need to run won't install on my phone. Planned obsolescence

I reuse hard drives from old laptops for backup storage on my consoles and laptops. I have old video cards, but I don’t know what to do with them because they are obsolete.

Include a refundable recycle fee (tax) for products to Incentivize recycling?

i want an old nokia back, these new phones are just not worth the money to me personally

I blame android and the horrible years that I have owned the Note 4. As Sheldon Copper would say:" It was Horrible!"

I go through xbox controllers like women go through bras

If it makes you feel any better, I'm typing this from a 9 year old cellphone lol. Still works great.

Tell big tech companies to allow users to actually own the products they bought. You have removed the ability of owners to decide which products they want to use by allowing old devices to not work without the app stores for mobiles. And you allow back doors into cpu chips is a huge security risk, and makes the entire computer useless at that point.

Have been using my Sony Xperia Z2 for nearly 6 years now, never felt the need to buy a new one, as it can do basically everything a modern smartphone does.

So ur calling my 8 Plus old....ok...🥲

Start making stuff that might last more than 6 months to a year. Make garbage, it becomes garbage .

People do not recycle electronics because it is a hassle. Instead of having a recyclable trash can outside your door, you have to drive all the way down to your local store to get them to take it. In addition, they do not pay you for your electronics. We live in a society where if you don't pay me, I won't do it. Most people would rather just throw away these electronics in the trash can instead of recycling it because they do not benefit from it at all. We're a small minded society who cannot think pass ourselves.

One thing not mentioned here is software. I use a iPhone 7+ I bought brand it new and it still serves me well. The frustrating thing is when I want to use new software and I’m prompted with a warning that it won’t run in my phone. I understand that I have an older device and some things require resources my phone may not have. I think backwards compatibility is large portion of this problems that is being ignored. In addition it’s a big selling point for new devices. “Oh that won’t run in your current phone, but it will on the new iPhone”.