By Suzanne Pender
HAVING a common phone charger for all devices could not only help save consumers money but also reduce electronic waste, with figures showing that mobile phone chargers are responsible for up to 13,000 tonnes of e-waste every year.
MEP Deirdre Clune remarked this week that the European Parliament and its Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee have been asking for a common charger solution over the last decade, continuously calling on the commission to act. The legislative proposal was finally tabled in September 2021.
The proposal requires that mobile phones and similar devices, such as tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld video game consoles and portable speakers that are recharged via a wired cable, be equipped with a USB type-C port, regardless of the device brand.
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