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Apple objects to new EU plans to make all phone chargers the same

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The Telegraph. It is estimated the law could cut e-waste by 980 tonnes a year.The Commission wants the sale of chargers to be decoupled from devices, and also proposed a harmonised charging port within the EU.The legislation, which will be proposed later today (September 22), is expected to deter manufacturers from selling chargers with every new smartphone, in a bid to further cut waste.

It will also call for customers to have the choice to continue using their old chargers.But the move has angered Apple, whose iPhones use a special “lightning cable”, with the company saying the move will lead to piles of waste, deter innovation and annoy consumers.The company has clashed with the Commission on a number of occasions in recent years.

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