Power bricks have far more utility (and yes, more plastic) than stickers, but we were told to get over losing the bricks in iPhone boxes. Now, the pundit class has a collective sad over stickers. Deal with it, boys.
@Shelly@pixelate Can someone please explain how these companies are saving the environment by not including the charger in the box? Did they forget that they're still selling them and that they may end up in a landfill some day?
@Rich@Shelly@pixelate If you buy a phone to replace a phone, you can use the charger of the previous phone. You have one charger. If a charger is in the box, touch now have two chargers for one phone. One charger ends up in electronics recycling (I hope we’re past the point of throwing electronics into landfills). (1/2)
Plus the new charger has to be produced, which uses plastic and resources. The packaging gets bigger, which means you can ship x% less phones per volume. Less phones per volume means more environmental impact per phone for transport.
This impact quickly adds up when you produce/ship hundreds of thousands of units.
Buying a charger only when needed is a positive. (2/2)
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