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by cogman10 895 days ago
I see environmental impact of electronics frequently mentioned but, gotta be honest, I'm not sure I really buy that there is a major environmental impact there. Even if someone is getting a brand new phone every year, that's how much plastic and silicon? In a year?

Compare that to the daily disposable plastics just for food. Or the amount of plastics for shipping and storing goods.

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It’s not just the materials in the phone itself. It’s the whole production process.