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Sisanda kukwazisa mayelana nezimpikiswano i-Apple ezivikela ngazo emizamweni ye-European Union yokwethula izixhumi zokushaja ezifanayo emhlabeni wonke zamadivayisi eselula ahlakaniphile. Izindaba zakamuva zikhomba ukuthi sizovalelisa kuNyazi ngokuzayo. NgoLwesine, ama-MEP avotele ama-582 kuye kwangama-40 ocingweni lweKhomishini YaseYurophu yokwethula isisombululo sokushaja esihlanganisiwe sama-smartphones. Isilinganiso esisha kufanele sibe nomthelela omuhle ikakhulukazi endaweni ezungezile.

Ngokusho kwePhalamende laseYurophu, kunesidingo esibalulekile e-European Union sokwethula izinyathelo eziholela ekunciphiseni imfucuza ye-electronic, futhi abathengi kufanele bagqugquzelwe ukukhetha izixazululo ezisimeme. Ngenkathi ezinye izinkampani zijoyine inselelo ngokuzithandela, i-Apple iphinde yalwa, iphikisana ngokuthi ukuhlanganiswa kwemishini yokushaja kuzolimaza emisha.

Ngo-2016, amathani ayizigidi ezingu-12,3 we-e-waste akhiqizwa eYurophu, okulingana nesilinganiso samakhilogremu angu-16,6 wemfucuza kumuntu ngamunye. Ngokusho kwabashayamthetho baseYurophu, ukwethulwa kwezesekeli zokushaja umfaniswano kunganciphisa kakhulu lezi zinombolo. Ocingweni lwayo lwemali yakamuva, i-Apple ithe, phakathi kokunye, ingaphezulu kwezigidigidi eziyi-1,5 zemishini yayo esetshenziswayo njengamanje emhlabeni jikelele, okulinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-900 okungama-iPhone. I-Apple yethule izixhumi ze-USB-C ze-iPad Pro yayo ngo-2018, zeMacBook Pro ngo-2016, ama-iPhones, amanye ama-iPads, noma isilawuli kude se-Apple TV sisenembobo yombani. Ngokusho komhlaziyi uMing-Chi Kuo, ingasuswa kuma-iPhones ngo-2021.

I-European Commission yamukele ngokusemthethweni ucingo olufanele namuhla, kodwa akukacaci ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale ukusebenza okuphoqelekile nokusabalele kwesixazululo sokushaja esihlangene sama-smartphones abo bonke abakhiqizi.

amafulegi aseYurophu

Umthombo: AppleInsider

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