Comment on Only 1 in 3 Euro consumers are trading in their old phones
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 month agoThe thing is, recycling is clearly better for the environment than having 3 unused old phones in your drawer.
Comment on Only 1 in 3 Euro consumers are trading in their old phones
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 month agoThe thing is, recycling is clearly better for the environment than having 3 unused old phones in your drawer.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
But is it better than someone else getting use out of the phone for several more years? Because that’s what I’m suggesting, and it seems you’re arguing against a strawman…
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
What strawman? I’m talking about my old phones in my drawer, though I doubt that’s rare.
The thing with that is that nobody can get (much) use out of my old phones, because I already use them until they’re broken or unreasonably old - when even aftermarket ROMs like LineageOS don’t get security updates anymore, it’s time to retire that phone, and I regularly use my phones beyond that point.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Yes, but most people trade their phones in after two to three years.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
The article says right there that only 1 in 3 people are doing that (in europe).