U-Apple ugxeka i-European Union ngokuzama ukuhlanganisa izixhumi zokushaja ama-smartphone

I-European Union isanda kuqala ukwenza isinyathelo emzamweni wokulinganisa uhlobo olulodwa lwesixhumi sokushaja sazo zonke izinhlobo zama-smartphone kanye namadivayisi afanayo. I-European Commission, okuyindikimba ephezulu ye-EU, okwamanje icubungula izinyathelo zomthetho okufanele ziholele ekuncishisweni kwe-e-waste. Isimemo sangaphambilini sokubamba iqhaza ngokuzithandela kulo msebenzi asizange sihlangabezane nomphumela obukade ufunwa.

Abenzi bomthetho base-Europe bakhale ngokuthi abasebenzisi bavame ukuphoqeleka ukuthi baphathe amashaja ahlukene emishini efanayo. Nakuba amadivaysi eselula amaningi ane-microUSB noma isixhumi se-USB-C, ama-smartphones namanye amaphilisi avela kwa-Apple anesixhumi sombani. Kepha i-Apple ayiyithandi imizamo ye-European Union yokuhlanganisa izixhumi:"Sikholelwa ukuthi umthethonqubo ophoqa isixhumi esihlangene sawo wonke ama-smartphones uvimbela ukusungulwa esikhundleni sokuwashayela," kusho i-Apple esitatimendeni sayo esisemthethweni ngoLwesine, lapho iphinde yengeza ukuthi umphumela womzamo we-EU ungaba "limaza amakhasimende eYurophu kanye nomnotho wonkana".

Imisebenzi ye-European Union, ethuthukiswe ngomzamo wokuhlanganisa izixhumi zemishini ephathwayo, iyingxenye yomzamo wokuhambisana nalokho okubizwa nge-"Green Deal", okuphothulwe amazwe angamalungu angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. Leli iqoqo lezinyathelo, elethulwa ngoZibandlela wonyaka odlule, futhi inhloso yalo ukwenza i-Europe ibe yizwekazi lokuqala elingenaso isimo sezulu emhlabeni ngo-2050. Ngokwezibikezelo, umthamo we-e-waste ungakhuphuka ube ngaphezu kwamathani ayizigidi ezingu-12 kulo nyaka, i-EU ezama ukuyivimbela. Ngokusho kwePhalamende LaseYurophu, inani lezintambo namashaja akhiqizwa futhi alahlwe unyaka ngamunye "akwamukeleki".

I-Apple inobudlelwano obuxubile ne-European Union. U-Tim Cook, isibonelo, uye wakhetha kaningi i-EU ngomthetho we-GDPR futhi ulwela ukuthi imithetho efanayo iqale ukusebenza nase-United States. Kodwa-ke, inkampani ye-Cupertino yaba nezinkinga neKhomishini YaseYurophu ngenxa yentela engakhokhiwe e-Ireland, futhi yafaka isikhalazo ngokumelene ne-Apple ne-European Commission ngonyaka odlule. inkampani yeSpotify.

Umthombo: Bloomberg