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Sie sorgt unter anderem dafür, dass Drucker ihren Lebensgeist aushauchen, wenn sie eine bestimmte Zahl von Ausdrucken gemacht haben. «Mit einem Verbot des eingebauten Verschleisses oder mit verlängerten Garantiefristen kann man die Industrie dazu zwingen, Produkte anzubieten, die weniger oft ersetzt werden müssen», sagt Di Giulio.
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Thus in recent years there has been growing debate about the issue of planned obsolescence – the fact that appliances have been shown to have a lifespan built into them by their producers. This explains why, for example, printers give up the ghost after printing a certain number of pages. “By banning built-in wear and tear or having extended warranty periods, we can force industry to offer products that don’t need to be replaced as often,” Di Giulio says. Without such measures, we are unlikely to achieve sustainable consumption across the board.
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