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Chromebooks are problematic for profits and planet says exec
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2023
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If they are producing them, this is their job, to make them more sustainable in terms of the hazardous materials used (and the ability to remove them safely), the way in which precious metals are harvested from them (reducing usage of thin layers of them which are inherently difficult to recycle), and for repair and reuse.
Why doesn't this person understand who makes the profit? Sounds like their job also.
So, morally, we explore them to. But it's not their job. A companies job is to drive the maximum amount of value to shareholders possible. That's the horrific hellscape we have.
This combined with consumer choice being at an all time low thanks to no one having any money for choice, means that unless there are actual legally bound requirements for recycling, no one is going to do it. Especially if it cuts profits.
Not the intention of my comment, I meant: moaning that something you create is bad for the environment is ridiculous, they can make it not bad for the environment then they can't complain... about themselves. If they truly cared about sustainability they could implement far better policies.
You're right, it has to be legally enforced, yet that won't happen while the Sustainable Development Goals are too loosely defined and barely enacted.