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Planned Obsolescen

& E-WasteBY PARIS FRAGKOULIS

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What is planned obsolescence

Planned obsolescence is a b!sinessst"ate#$ in %hich the obsolescence thep"ocess o' beco(in# obsolete)that is*unfashionable o" no longer usable+

o' a p"od!ct is planned and b!ilt into it'"o( its conception,

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Ea(ples o' B!ilt-in Obsolescence

.a"d%a"e & So't%a"e

/ic"oso't ended Windo%s 0P s!ppo"t and sec!"it$ !pdatdespite the 'act that an esti(ated 567 o' A(e"ican banon Windo%s 0P,

Goo#le did not !pdate Sa(s!n# Gala$ :e!s to And"odespite the 'act that the de;ice co!ld act!all$ "!n the so

Intel is %o"8in# on the p"od!ction o' the net #ene"ationbe'o"e it has be#!n to (a"8et the last one,

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P"actices o' Planned Obsolescence

:on Replaceable batte"$

Release o' !pdated p"od!cts b$ thesa(e co(pan$ e;e"$ > (onths

/ino" chan#es in ne% p"od!ctsp"esented as (a?o" !p#"ades

:e% de;ices not co(patible %itholde" accesso"ies and so't%a"e

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.o% (ana#e"s a@ectObsolescence

Pe"cei;ed obsolescence e,#, =han#e o' Fashion- 9"ends* ="eatioo' a"ti<cial needs+

 9"!e Obsolescence e,#, .a"d%a"e o" So't%a"e no lon#e" capableto pe"'o"( tas8s as needed+

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What sho!ld (ana#e"s do

/ana#e"s sho!ld e(b"ace lon# lastin#* eco- '"iendl$p"od!cts and p"o;ide lon# te"( s!ppo"t and"easonable se";ice 'ees,

!st as a"chitects do %hen the$ desi#n a b!ildin#+

 9hat is beca!se* planned obsolescence is based on thnotion that in<nite econo(ic #"o%th can be balancedb$ the <nite "eso!"ces o' the planet,

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What is E-Waste

E-%aste is a te"( !sed to co;e" al(ost all

t$pes o' elect"ical and elect"onic e!ip(entEEE+ that has o" co!ld ente" the %astest"ea(, Altho!#h e-%aste is a #ene"al te"(* itcan be conside"ed to co;e" 9Cs* co(p!te"s*(obile phones* %hite #oods* ho(e

ente"tain(ent and ste"eo s$ste(s* to$s*toaste"s* 8ettles and etc,

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What is the nat!"e o' thep"oble(

P"oble( D3

 9he inc"easin# a(o!nt o' E-Waste each$ea" Globall$

P"oble( D1

 9he E-Waste (ana#e(ent

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E-Waste Ann!al Inc"ease Globall$

 9he US- EPA has esti(ated a 67 to 327inc"ease in the #ene"ation o' E-Wasteeach $ea" #loball$

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E-%aste is "o!tinel$ epo"ted b$ de;eloped co!nt"ies to

de;elopin# ones* o'ten in ;iolation o' the inte"national

Inspections o' 3 E!"opean seapo"ts in 1226 'o!nd as 4 pe"cent o' %aste destined 'o" epo"t* incl!din# e-%aille#al,

In the United States* it is esti(ated that 62-2 pe"cent%aste collected 'o" "ec$clin# is bein# epo"ted in this %

E-Waste Epo"tsH

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B!siness =ase D3

/oto"ola A"a /od!la" PhoneH

Unde" e;elop(ent, Will ha;e "e(o;able (od!les that

%ill let $o! "eplace o" !p#"ade

speci<c pa"ts o' the de;ice,

 9his (a8es "epai" and !p#"adin#eas$ b!t also lets $o! c!sto(iJethe phone to $o!" eact needs,

 Yo! can choose onl$ those (od!les

that a"e i(po"tant to $o! and s8ip

o!t on the othe"s,

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B!siness =ase D1

Apples latest des8top ope"atin#s$ste( OS 0 /a;e"ic8s 32,5 can bedo%nloaded '"ee o' cha"#e,

Ociall$ s!ppo"ts /acs (ade in122 o" late",

Apple p"o<ts '"o( the Apps and

se";ices sold* not onl$ to ne%c!sto(e"s* b!t also to old c!sto(e"s

%ho can no% p!"chase and !se the(,

And so do the de;elope"s,

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What sho!ld (ana#e"s do Foc!s on d!"abilit$* !alit$* lon# te"( s!ppo"t and p"od!ction

ecienc$,

/a8e less toic p"od!cts that a"e able to adapt and s!ppo"t'!t!"e technolo#ies,

/a8e p"od!cts that can be !p#"aded %itho!t the need top!"chase and enti"el$ ne% de;ice* b!t "athe" !p#"ade ce"tain

pa"ts,

/a8e (o"e (oti;atin# old de;ice echan#eH p"o#"a(s 'o" the

cons!(e"s, Pa"tne" %ith s!pplie"s that acti;el$ 'ollo% en;i"on(ental

p"otection policies and p"o;ide sec!"e and h!(an %o"8in#

conditions 'o" thei" e(plo$ees

Use the t"iple botto( line to e;al!ate the !alit$ o' thei"

p"od!cts,

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 9he Sto"$ o' Elect"onics

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So!"ces

G"eenPeace Inte"national* A"ticle 3 and A"ticle 1

 9he Econo(ist

Et"e(e9ech,co(

 9he Sto"$ o' Elect"onics

 9he Sto"$ o' St!@ 

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