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E-waste is growing 5x faster than it's recycled, says UN
(www.theregister.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
There is already stuff like that where I live in the EU, it runs basically on (e-)receipts or other proofs of sale. Don't mandatory warranties exist in the US?
Oh, it totally will, and they will even pretend everything is alright when sold, then by the time you try getting at them the company won't exist.
There is some in the US but enforcement is lacking.