TL;DR

  • The European Council has ended its adoption procedure for rules related to phones with replaceable batteries.
  • By 2027, all phones released in the EU must have a battery the user can easily replace with no tools or expertise.
  • The regulation intends to introduce a circular economy for batteries.
    • Blxter@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      Indeed in the article it says all battery powered devices… Does that also mean somehow headphones(wireless) earbuds, watches, etc

      • dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        They have standard lithium ion sizes that are tiny; there’s no reason why they couldn’t add threading to earbuds so that you could unscrew them.