<![CDATA[There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes.]]>There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes.

That’s nearly two devices for every single person.

By disposing of them properly, we can:

🔸Reuse lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements
🔸Reduce our reliance on imports
🔸Increase our resilience against global market disruptions

The EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan wants to make repairable design the norm, as a vital step toward reducing e-waste.

➡️ https://link.europa.eu/3MJKR4

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/22f56bca-99c2-45bf-89c7-5320a356387e/there-are-around-700-million-unused-phones-in-eu-homes.RSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 16:08:22 GMTSat, 02 May 2026 07:30:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 15:10:17 GMT]]>@EUCommission
I've hoarded all my old lithium batteries waiting for a recycling option. Unfortunately I'll have to mail them to the EU as Canada quit the sustainability economy after electing Mark Carney's Liberal-Cons.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/NMBA/statuses/116505615917841750https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/NMBA/statuses/116505615917841750Sat, 02 May 2026 15:10:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 14:09:41 GMT]]>@EUCommission

Maybe start toake it possible to give a phone a longer life instead of must have a new one every 3y due to battery problems

As in:- forbid the programmed 800 times charging before the battery dies
- have manufacturers use silicium batteries as they are not only faster, they also have a much longer life and are more environmental friendly.
Yes that is possible on a phone. I am typing this on one with silicium battery... About 1400 times charging, the company said.
- open source phones. Break the money monopoly of Google on androids (I can't speak for iPhone, I never had nor will have one), have people use their own choice of apps and REAL privacy.

Start with the manufacturers for once. Make them take the old phones back for recycling, by having easy acces points.
Don't start with the civilians. They will follow automatically when the manufacturers change their atitude: Money money money ..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.es/ap/users/116470545577856272/statuses/116505377585247922https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.es/ap/users/116470545577856272/statuses/116505377585247922Sat, 02 May 2026 14:09:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 13:17:53 GMT]]>@EUCommission

There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes.

How do you come to that figure, presumably by guessing or industry wishful thinking..

Old Xiomi in my house steers my solar system, Only connection, Connection is to my Delta Pro by Bluetooth.

Soon I will have a lovely non Google Huawei Honor 9X Pro I can not do Banking with it any more. Thanks Ing..

That will then stay in a car holder.
OSM And plus local Maps for Navigation.

Another connects a computer to wifi.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Kerplunk/statuses/116505173909111140https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Kerplunk/statuses/116505173909111140Sat, 02 May 2026 13:17:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 12:46:14 GMT]]>@EUCommission or better promote modular, repairable and upgrade-able phones so we don't need to dispose of them. Don't you think?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/mariob/statuses/116505049472236355https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://liberdon.com/users/mariob/statuses/116505049472236355Sat, 02 May 2026 12:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 12:34:50 GMT]]>@EUCommission so many replies airing grievances and none has asked what the percentages in the infographic refer to!? 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/a2800276/statuses/116505004635482728https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.cologne/users/a2800276/statuses/116505004635482728Sat, 02 May 2026 12:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 12:27:07 GMT]]>@casperd @casdeiro @EUCommission the material possibility of living on this planet.

Please do some readings to understand the depth of the current situation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/gonzalo/statuses/116504974265070416https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/gonzalo/statuses/116504974265070416Sat, 02 May 2026 12:27:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 12:22:59 GMT]]>@EUCommission This is great! But you know what would be even better than collecting items we've already paid for, and recycle them to sell them back to us?

- ban planned obsolescence in hardware, software, and accessories
- mandate hardware and software must be cross-brand compatible

Recycling is good, but it more so creates new industry loops with collecting, extracting, reusing, repackaging, rather than effectively reducing the need to buy more on consumer or industry level

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/Mimesatwork/statuses/116504958053153669https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/Mimesatwork/statuses/116504958053153669Sat, 02 May 2026 12:22:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 12:03:39 GMT]]>@EUCommission i've got at least 14, make me an offer

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hvanleeuwen/statuses/116504882008093607https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hvanleeuwen/statuses/116504882008093607Sat, 02 May 2026 12:03:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 11:37:40 GMT]]>@EUCommission you could try banning locked bootloaders, or at the very least make it mandatory to open them once os updates stop

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/joost/statuses/116504779882147507https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/joost/statuses/116504779882147507Sat, 02 May 2026 11:37:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 11:29:59 GMT]]>Casdeiro martin_20260502_132942_0.png]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libera.site/item/bdad6da8-3f56-4702-8d01-409f18c4b6f4https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libera.site/item/bdad6da8-3f56-4702-8d01-409f18c4b6f4Sat, 02 May 2026 11:29:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 11:27:24 GMT]]>@EUCommission you should add a link to a list of places where you can give your old phone to.
Recycling it is better than when the city puts 90% of it into a landfill....

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/cid_terron/statuses/116504739507088883https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/cid_terron/statuses/116504739507088883Sat, 02 May 2026 11:27:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 11:24:52 GMT]]>@Goodlucksil @Ryoma123 @EUCommission
How do you count that?

I have an old flip phone somewhere. Been used like a week. I bought it as a backup, when I dropped my old phone. After I got it repaired, I haven't used the backup phone.

I don't know the state of the battery, it is separately wrapped in the original box, so any discharge over time will be internal to the battery.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116504729530817136https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116216635389955538/statuses/116504729530817136Sat, 02 May 2026 11:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 11:03:17 GMT]]>@EUCommission About fucking time...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/ZoidbergForPresident/statuses/116504644640296242https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/ZoidbergForPresident/statuses/116504644640296242Sat, 02 May 2026 11:03:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:58:21 GMT]]>@EUCommission or we can renew and keep using our phones with Free Software!
https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/nicorikken/statuses/116504625259322852https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/nicorikken/statuses/116504625259322852Sat, 02 May 2026 10:58:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:53:43 GMT]]>@RoBo2 @EUCommission 5 years when most people use their phone for at least 4 still makes 2 old devices per capita every decade 😅

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/th0maswaschosen/statuses/116504607059440239https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/th0maswaschosen/statuses/116504607059440239Sat, 02 May 2026 10:53:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:52:14 GMT]]>@EUCommission also good to add that

Starting from June 20, 2025, smartphones and tablets sold in the European Union must have a minimum of 5 years of software support

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116405021822383057/statuses/116504601218260687https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116405021822383057/statuses/116504601218260687Sat, 02 May 2026 10:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:51:31 GMT]]>@th0maswaschosen @EUCommission they have

Starting from June 20, 2025, smartphones and tablets sold in the European Union must have a minimum of 5 years of software support

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116405021822383057/statuses/116504598371633375https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116405021822383057/statuses/116504598371633375Sat, 02 May 2026 10:51:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:41:31 GMT]]>@EUCommission
Help promote then ! @WeAreFairphone

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/francoisatlas/statuses/116504559026865613https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/francoisatlas/statuses/116504559026865613Sat, 02 May 2026 10:41:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:37:29 GMT]]>@Ryoma123

@EUCommission

I believe this only counts phones that aren't used for anything, not second phones and "work" phones.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/ap/users/115592643165869492/statuses/116504543208533941https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/ap/users/115592643165869492/statuses/116504543208533941Sat, 02 May 2026 10:37:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:34:13 GMT]]>@EUCommission

Some older Android phones can accept @GrapheneOS so they can be used again rather tha recycled 🤨

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116504530343177668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116504530343177668Sat, 02 May 2026 10:34:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 10:06:15 GMT]]>@mcepl @EUCommission Tak o tomto slyším poprvé. Díky za to. 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116504420356980312https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.novotnykrystof.com/ap/users/116220969522838505/statuses/116504420356980312Sat, 02 May 2026 10:06:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 09:56:31 GMT]]>@EUCommission Allow unlocking the bootloaders would stimulate clean and safe OS alternatives, longer life for devices and independence from US tech. The EU could enforce it with the impulse of the EC. Stop .

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/ap/users/115605595271354045/statuses/116504382113426580https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/ap/users/115605595271354045/statuses/116504382113426580Sat, 02 May 2026 09:56:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 09:51:40 GMT]]>@EUCommission One of the nice things that could "be the norm" is smartphones that can properly function without a battery. Too often when the battery's dead, the device is out. Or if someone wants to use a smartphone that isn't able to phone anymore as a computer for other tasks, then it would need to be plugged in for long periods of times and it's risky with a battery (no matter the so called over charging protections). An easy way to do that could be pretty useful to avoid e-waste.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/devtest/statuses/116504363027099082https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/devtest/statuses/116504363027099082Sat, 02 May 2026 09:51:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes. on Sat, 02 May 2026 09:44:10 GMT]]>@EUCommission That’s a staggering number—turning unused phones into a resource instead of waste just makes sense. Repairability and proper recycling could really reduce dependency and make the whole system more sustainable 📱♻️

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