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Apple's carbon-neutral product claims called a 'climate-wash' (appleinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Tibert@jlai.lu to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Apple played into the greenwashing since a long time. For example removing charger for "climate", "ecology", while changing the cable port from a usb A (the rectangle one you plug onto the charger) to a usb C when first removing the charger from the box (thanks for bringing this s* to android too).

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[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, the article is not about that...

They removed the charger to save cost and waste. Who really needed another wall wart?

Moving to usb c is because of EU regulations

[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're both talking past each other.

First, they had thunderbolt to USB A cables and a USB A charger.

Then they had thunderbolt to USB C cables and a USB C charger.

Then they were forced by the EU to swap out the thunderbolt connector with USB C on the device itself.

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They're claiming apple was greenwashing when they removed the charger. It removed cost and waste, it can be both green and good business.

I thought they were arguing that the move to usb c was also greenwashing, when it was the EU regulations, again to reduce waste. It is green, not greenwashing.