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'Would knowing how long a mobile phone lasts change your mind about buying it?
South Australia's Greens party thinks it will.
The party is introducing legislation making it mandatory for retailers to
display a minimum product "life span" for electrical items. It would apply to
any appliance with a non-removable battery or an electrical plug.
"What this legislation would do is provide a best-before date for electrical
products, which I think consumers would welcome," Greens MLC Robert Simms told
the ABC.
"Consumers have a right to that information. If an item has got a life span of
only one or two years, then that should be disclosed to the purchaser at the
time of the purchase."
Mr Simms said the legislation would encourage people to buy more durable
products, reduce waste and prevent companies using so-called "planned
obsolescence" to drive sales.
He said manufacturers would be expected to supply the life span information
about their products.
"The manufacturers know how long their products are likely to last. They should
make that information available to retailers," he said.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
