Most of modern smartphones don’t provide a self-replacement of the battery, since gadgets aren’t usually easy to disassembly at home and require the intervention the service center. But if the leaked by Het Financieele Dagblad is to be believed, the EU parliament is developing a set of bills that will force manufacturers to make easy battery’s replacement.
The proposal now being considered by the EU is based on the idea that the ability to replace the battery itself in case of significant wear will allow users to change smartphones less frequently. This, in turn, will reduce the amount of electronic waste. It is expected that the details of the document will be announced in March by Vice-President of the European Green Agreement, Frans Timmermans.
According to insiders, the bill is already undergoing final editing. The new requirement for smartphone manufacturers will be supplemented by the rules for the unification of the charging port and the use of USB Type-C. approved at the end of January Such measures have been taken by policies to reduce electronic waste and will fall on producers.
In addition, it was proposed to ban the mass destruction of unrealized gadgets within the EU, and to use them as secondary raw materials. Also in the European Union, a system for collecting old mobile phones, tablets and charging devices is being developed, and measures are being taken to limit the use of plastic packs.
