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Lifespan of consumer electronics is getting shorter, study finds
2015-03-03 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Electronic product life spans are getting shorter, an investigation of built-in obsolescence for the German environment agency has indicated. But consumers desire to replace products such as flat-screen TVs with newer model is also a major factor in what the research identified as increasingly wasteful consumption of electronic goods. The environment agency asked Öko-Institut researchers to examine consumers reasons for replacing electrical and electronic appliances with a view to establishing...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical