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E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)

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Something that should be considered when buying your micromobility device: Try to get something that will last and not end up as trash.

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[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago

And apple isn't helping with activation locks, and business accounts that never release their products from their account when handed off to recyclers.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Activation locks are to deter theft, which they’re incredibly good at.

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

But when they are recycled by the thousands and the large institutions that don't release them after the handoffs. It hurts the used market significantly more.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

That sounds like the institution's fault not Apple's.

Institutions have been unloading machines with bios passwords for eons, it's nothing really new other than it's much harder to bypass it.

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Doesn't exactly help that apple also says not to bother deregistering if it takes too much time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGgR4srMwLQ

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