The EU just mandated cell phones must have user replaceable batteries by 2027: https://www.cereport.eu/news/european-union/91054

So making this single use is kinda flying into the wind in that regard.

I was thinking about the combination of:

- Human impact on the environment, which e-waste is a big part of, is causing damage to wildlife, and serious climate change.

- There's huge awareness of and push back against bad hardware practices (often around non-replacable batteries) so they must have at least considered this.

Western Europe is experiencing a record setting deadly heatwave, for one interpretation.