https://pndv.github.io/tags/e-waste/PNDV blog (e-waste)Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 01 Jun 2022 20:01:32 -0700https://pndv.github.io/posts/reducing-e-waste/Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:01:32 -0700https://pndv.github.io/posts/reducing-e-waste/<p>Besides Right-to-Repair, a supplementary and much easier law to enact will be to require companies to make public all schematics, bill-of-material, source code, CAD designs for the deprecated products; i.e. the products which are no longer sold, repaired, and for even the replacement parts are no longer manufactured.</p> <p>This is not only good for environment, but also enables the general public to keep using the products they own for as long as they wish. This is in line with the copyright and patent laws, wherein the patents and copyrights expire after a certain time.</p>