25.01.2012, Sabine Wils (MdEP) / Presseschau
Electronic waste - Europe living beyond its means
The dogma of unlimited and perpetual growth wrongly suggests to consumers that they should buy new electronic products regularly, in order to keep the economy ticking over.
Every month, a new generation of mobile phones is launched on the market and every year thousands and thousands of new computers, microwaves, televisions and clock radios are brought into homes in order to make everyday life easier and more complex at the same time. But have you ever wondered what happens to your electronic device once you have replaced it with a new, even easier-to-use machine? Where do all those smart phones and washing machines go once modern society has pronounced them useless? Mehr
